| | Ji-li | Jiang | Protagonist and Narrator. |
| | Mao | Zedong | Chairman communist party of China. Aka: Chairman Mao. |
| | | | The Liberation Army Dancer |
| | Wang | Dayong | Ji-li's classmate. |
| | Principal | Long | The Xin Er Primary School's principal. |
| | Tong | Chao | Ji-li's classmate. |
| | Wang | Qi | Ji-li's schoolmate. |
| | Xiao | Fan | Ji-li's schoolmate. |
| | Jiang | Ji-yong | Ji-li's brother. Aka: Iron-ball. |
| | Jiang | Ji-yun | Ji-li's sister. |
| | | | Da-dui-zhang - The student chairman. |
| | Wei | An yi | Ji-li's bestfriend. |
| | Gu | | Ji-li's homeroom teacher. |
| | Cao | | Ji-li's teacher. |
| | Song | Po-po | Ji-li's nanny. |
| | You | Mei | Cousin of Xi-reng. |
| | Hua-hua | | You-mei's daughter. Ji-li's cousin. |
| | Fourth | Aunt | Ji-li's aunt who was married to Xi-reng's half-brother. |
| | Zhu | | A young actor at Xi-reng's theatre. |
| | Tian | | Wu's husband. Xi-reng's colleague and friend. |
| | Wu | | Tian's wife. Xi-reng's colleague and friend. |
| | Fan | Wen-chong | Xi-reng's friend since college. |
| | Bao | | Xi-reng's friend. A playwright. |
| | Little | White | Ji-li's family cat. |
| | | | Destroy The Four Olds |
| | Grandpa | Hong | A bookstall owner. |
| | Yang | Fan | Ji-li's classmate. A Red Succesor. |
| | Du-hai | | Ji-li's classmate. Hong-zhen's mother. |
| | Chiang | Kai Shek | China's current dictator. Chairman Mao's political opponent. |
| | | | Writing Da zi bao |
| | Zhang | Jie | An yi's classmate. |
| | Yin | Lan lan | Classmate of Ji-li who wrote a protest. A Red Succesor. |
| | Wei | Dong-li | An yi's mother. A teacher. |
| | Old | Qian | A bourgeoisie living near the school. |
| | Jiang | Xi wen | An unpleasant old woman who lived near the school. Ji-li's aunt. |
| | Yu | Jian | The chairman of Ji-li's class. |
| | Ke | Cheng-li | Ji-li's math teacher. |
| | | | The Red Succesors |
| | | | Red Guards - A group of revolutionaries in China. |
| | | | Red Succesor - The new generation of revolutionaries. |
| | Deng | Yi-yi | Ji-li's class partner. Aka: Pauper. |
| | | | The Sound of Drums and Gongs |
| | Xiao | Hong yin | Ji-yun's classmate. |
| | Rong | De-feng | A factory owner. Deceased. |
| | Lady | Rong | De-feng's widow. |
| | Mr. | Ni | The chariman of the new neighborhood dictatorship group. |
| | | | The Propaganda Wall |
| | Jia | Hong yu | The Red Guard leader. |
| | | | A Search in Passing |
| | Liu | Shao-qi | The chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. |
| | Deng | Xiao | The general secretary. |
| | Fourth | Uncle | Fourth Aunt's husband. Xi-reng's half-brother. |
| | Jiang | Xi-reng | Ji-li's father. Aka: Lao Jiang. |
| | Ming | ming | Ji-yong's friend. |
| | Xiao | Cheng | Ji-li's neighbor. |
| | | | Fate |
| | Shan | Shan | Xi-wen's youngest son. Ji-li's cousin. |
| | Sang | Hong-zhen | Du hai's mother. The neighborhood committee secretary. |
| | Xu | A-san | Six-finger's neighbor. A Revolutionist. |
| | | | Junior Highschool At Last |
| | Zhang | Xin | Ji-li's homeroom teacher in junior highschool. |
| | Chang | Hong | Ji-li's junior high school deskmate. Red Guard committee member. |
| | Bai | Shan | Ji-li's intellegent junior highschool classmate. |
| | Chairman | Jin | The head of Xin Zha Junior High. |
| | Li | | Ji-li's junior high school math teacher. |
| | Lin-lin | | Ji-li's junior high school classmate. |
| | Pudge | | Ji-li's junior high school classmate. |
| | | | An Educable Child |
| | Ducky | | Ji-li's junior high school classmate. |
| | Fang | fang | Ji-li's junior high school classmate. |
| | | | Half City Jiangs |
| | Officer | Ma | Policeman in charge of residence registration in Ji-li's neighborhood. |
| | | | The Class Education |
| | Liu | Wen-cai | A landlord. Warlord Liu Wenchei's brother. |
| | Hou | | A revolutionary committee member. Ji-li's teacher. |
| | Thin-face | | Forced Ji-li to testify against his father. |
| | | | The Incriminating Letter |
| | Jiang | Chen ying | Ji-li's mother. |
