Cao Xueqin

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Cao Xueqin
Statue of Cao Xueqin in Beijing
Born	(1710-04-04)4 April 1710 Nanjing, China
Died	10 June 1765(1765-06-10) (aged 55) Beijing
Occupation	Novelist, poet, painter, philosopher
Chinese name
Chinese	曹雪芹
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Xuěqín
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cáo Xuěqín Wade–Giles Tsʻao2 Hsüeh3-ch'in2 IPA [tsʰǎʊ ɕɥètɕʰǐn] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chòuh Syut-kàhn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chô Soat-khîn Tâi-lô Tsô Suat-khîn
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese	夢阮
Simplified Chinese	梦阮
Hanyu Pinyin	Mèngruǎn
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mèngruǎn
Birth name
Chinese	曹霑
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Zhān
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cáo Zhān Wade–Giles Tsʻao2 Chan1

Cao Xueqin ([tsʰǎʊ ɕɥètɕʰǐn] tsow sh'weh-chin; 4 April 1710 – 10 June 1765^[a][1][2][3]) was a Chinese novelist and poet during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. His given name was Cao Zhan (曹霑) and his courtesy name was Mengruan.

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