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三宝
三寶
sānbǎo
1. the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha [[佛]], the Dharma [[法]] (his teaching), and the Sangha [[僧]] (his monastic order)

Character Breakdown

三
sān
three
HSK 1 3 丶
宝
bǎo
treasure, jewel; rare, precious
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (3)

三宝鸟
sānbǎoniǎo
(Chinese bird species) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
三宝太监
Sānbǎotàijiàn
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He [[鄭和|郑和<ZhèngHé>]]
无事不登三宝殿
wúshìbùdēngsānbǎodiàn
lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)

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