Baochai wears a golden locket (金锁) inscribed with a motto that matches the inscription on Baoyu’s jade - the "gold-and-jade match" (金玉良缘) the elders favor over Baoyu’s love for Daiyu. She is the cool, composed Confucian foil to Daiyu’s romantic fire.
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宝钗 = "precious hairpin". Where Daiyu is 黛 (eyebrow pigment - emotion inked on the face), Baochai is 钗 (a solid ornament - polished, ornamental propriety).
