You Sanjie is a character in Dream of the Red Chamber. Wikidata uses You Sanjie as her name and also lists You Xiaomei. It does not give a different personal name, so the title stays You Sanjie.[1]
In the novel
She is the younger sister of You Erjie and a daughter of the stepmother of Madam You, Jia Zhen's wife. In opera she and her sister are often paired as the two You sisters of the novel. The Chinese Wikipedia describes her as fierce in temper and unwilling to be trifled with. Jia Lian later acted as matchmaker, and she agreed to marry Liu Xianglian. Liu Xianglian believed a rumor that she was unchaste and asked for the betrothal swords back. To clear herself she drew a sword and killed herself. Liu Xianglian regretted it too late, cut off his hair, and left home.[2]
Basic facts
- Name: You Sanjie[1]
- Description: a character in Dream of the Red Chamber[1]
- Appears in: Dream of the Red Chamber