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宝 bǎo

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宝 bǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǎo | bao3
English translation
variant of 寶 bǎo
>宝 bǎo [bǎo]
jewel
gem
treasure
precious
treasure, jewel; rare, precious

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About 宝 bǎo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

寶 bǎo

Contains the radical

宀 gài

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

Jade 玉 yù kept in one's house 宀 gài

Etymology of 宝 bǎo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱宀玉

Explanation

Simplified form of 寶 bǎo . Pictograph an assortment of valuable things, including jade (玉 yù ) and shells (貝 bèi ), being stored safely under a roof (宀 gài ). The 缶 fǒu component represents the sound. The traditional component 缶 fǒu was removed for simplification. The traditional

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Example sentences using 宝 bǎo

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沈 chén 阳 yáng 哪里 nǎ lǐ 有 yǒu 卖 mài 通化 Tōng huà 东宝 Dōng bǎo 生产 shēngchǎn 的 de 胰岛素 yí dǎo sù ?

Does Shenyang where have the insulin that sells a Hua Dongbao production?

那 Nā 农夫 nóng fū 用 yòng 犁 lí 翻 fān 起 qǐ 了 le 一些 yī xiē 埋葬 máizàng 的 de 财宝 cái bǎo .

The ploughman turned up some buried treasure.

跟随 gēnsuí 鲁珀特,他 tā 拾 shè 起 qǐ 一 yī 串 chuàn 新 Xīn 的 de 珍宝 zhēn bǎo 足迹 zú jì !

Follow Rupert as he picks up a new treasure trail!

“ 此刻 cǐ kè 有 yǒu 什么 shénme 人 rén 照顾 zhàogu 着 zhāo 春宝 呢 ne ? ”

" Who is taking care of Chun Bao while you've here? "

等 děng 她 tā 朦朦胧胧地刚离开 líkāi 思索 sīsuǒ 将要 jiāng yào 睡 shuì 去 qù , 春宝又 yòu 醒 xǐng 了 le .

As she was about to doze off, Chun Bao woke up.

Words with 宝 bǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宝贝 bǎobèi treasure寶貝
宝 bǎo jewel寶 bǎo
宝宝 bǎo bǎo darling寶寶
珠宝 zhū bǎo pearls珠寶
宝贵 bǎoguì valuable寶貴
宝马 Bǎo mǎ BMW (car company)寶馬
温家宝 Wēn Jiā bǎo Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013溫家寶
宝石 bǎo shí gem寶石
宝藏 bǎo zàng hidden treasure寶藏
法宝 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching法寶
宝钢 Bǎo gāng Baosteel, China's largest steel maker寶鋼
财宝 cái bǎo money and valuables財寶
宝座 bǎo zuò throne寶座
宝剑 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword寶劍
宝物 bǎo wù treasure寶物
珍宝 zhēn bǎo a treasure珍寶
大宝 Dà bǎo Taiho (era)大寶
红宝石 hóng bǎo shí ruby紅寶石
国宝 guó bǎo national treasure國寶
宝典 bǎo diǎn canonical text寶典
宝库 bǎo kù treasury寶庫
宝安 Bǎo ān Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市 Shēn zhèn shì , Guangdong寶安
蓝宝石 lán bǎo shí sapphire藍寶石
宝山 Bǎo shān Baoshang District of Shanghai寶山

宝 bǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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宝 bǎo Decomposition

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