宝

bǎo

treasure, jewel; rare, precious

Radical: 宀 HSK 4 n, v ideographic

Components & Etymology

宝 decomposes into the following components:

宀 玉

Words containing 宝

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 宝.

三宝
sān bǎo
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
东宝
dōng bǎo
Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 shi4], Hubei
二宝
èr bǎo
元宝
yuán bǎo
Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
力宝
lì bǎo
Lippo (Group) (Indonesian business concern)
压宝
yā bǎo
国宝
guó bǎo
National Treasure (officially designated by the state cultural authorities in China, Japan and Korea)
大宝
dà bǎo
Taiho (era)
妈宝
mā bǎo
宝丰
bǎo fēng
Baofeng county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan
宝书
bǎo shū
treasured book
宝兴
bǎo xīng
Baoxing county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan

Related characters (radical 宀)

Characters that share the radical 宀.

宀 宁 它 宄 宅 宇 守 安 宋 完 宏 宓 宕 宗 官 宙 定 宛 宜 实 宠 审 客 宣

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