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Hua Xiren
Hua Xiren () is a major fictional character from the classic Chinese novel "Dream of the Red Chamber". She is the chief maid of Jia Baoyu, the novel's protagonist.
Name.
In Hawke's translation of the novel, her name is translated as Aroma.
Xiren's surname, Hua, means "Flower" and her given name literally means "Assails Men". Her given name is chosen by Baoyu and is borrowed from a line of poetry.
Description.
Lady Wang appears to be a kind mistress and a doting mother, she can in fact be cruel and ruthless when her authority is challenged. She pays a great deal of attention to Baoyu's maids to make sure that Baoyu does not develop romantic relationships with them.
- Aunt Xue (), née Wang brBaoyu's maternal aunt, mother to Pan and Baochai, sister to Lady Wang. She is kindly and affable for the most part, but finds it hard to control her unruly son.
- Hua Xiren