(bǎo) - treasure, precious in Mandarin
bǎoTraditional: 宝
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Translation
treasure, precious
Word origin
An ideographic character: in its full form the roof radical 宀 shelters 玉 (jade) and 贝 (cowrie shells), the two things prized as treasure in early China, hence the meaning treasure or precious.
- Origin
- ideographic
- Root
- 宀 (roof) + 玉 (jade) + 贝 (cowrie, valuables)
Stroke order
宝
Examples
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You are my darling.
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Sweetheart, come here.
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This is my little treasure.
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Children are their parents' treasure.
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This book is our family's treasure.
宝 (bǎo) means treasure; with 贝 (bèi) it forms 宝贝 (bǎobèi), a term of endearment for someone you love.
Appears in 2 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 宝.
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