Lin Daiyu

Lin Daiyu is a central character in the Chinese classical novel "Dream of the Red Chamber." Known for her intelligence, sensitivity, and poetic talent, she is portrayed as delicate and emotionally complex, often feeling melancholic or insecure. Raised in a scholarly family, she struggles with health issues and unfulfilled love, especially her romantic feelings for Jia Baoyu. Daiyu embodies themes of love, tragedy, and the impermanence of life, making her a symbol of both literary beauty and deep human vulnerability within the novel’s rich social and emotional landscape.