薛宝钗

Traditional form:

薛寶釵

Pinyin (reading):

Xuē Bǎochāi

Definitions:

• Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉／贾宝玉

Characters:

• 薛 - wormwood, marsh grass; a feudal state
• 宝 - treasure, jewel; rare, precious
• 钗 - ornamental hairpin

Traditional characters:

• 薛 - wormwood, marsh grass; a feudal state
• 寶 - treasure, jewel; rare, precious
• 釵 - ornamental hairpin