How did Cao Xueqin come up with the name "Jia Rong" in "A Dream of Red Mansions"?
Cao Xueqin’s intention in naming him is actually very simple. The word "Rong" in Jia Rong refers to the "rong" of tolerance.
Jia Rong’s character is just like his name, he can tolerate things that ordinary people cannot. Jia Rong’s character can be said to perfectly interpret his name. Here are a few things to prove.
First, he can tolerate being cuckolded. In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are a father and son with a very strange relationship. Jia Rong clearly knew that Jia Zhen had some indescribable relationship with his daughter-in-law, but instead of stopping it, he even covered it up for them.
Not only that, his daughter-in-law was occupied by his father. It was not until the death of his daughter-in-law that this irrespective relationship between the three of them ended. During this period, instead of feeling dissatisfied, Jia Rong and his father Jia Zhen were of the same mind and cooperated perfectly when encountering problems.
The second one is being spit on, and he can tolerate it. Jia Zhen shown in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is very strict with Jia Rong. When he treats Jia Rong, he will beat and scold him if he is not satisfied. One time, Jia Zhen became angry again and ordered her family to spit on him. The family did not dare to disobey the order, so they spit in Jia Rong's face.
At this time, Jia Rong, who was spat on, did not react at all, and still just lowered his hands and listened to his father's admonishment. It can be said that Jia Zhen really did not regard Jia Rong as a human being. She had let Jia Rong live in such a submissive environment since she was a child, so Jia Rong had such a miserable life in the future.
Other than these, there is no other word in Jia Rong's life except tolerance. But who can Jia Rong blame? I blame my bad luck and my father for not loving me.