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宝
寶
bǎo
1. jewel
2. gem
3. treasure
4. precious
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宝
bǎo
treasure, jewel; rare, precious
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

三宝
sānbǎo
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha [[佛]], the Dharma [[法]] (his teaching), and the Sangha [[僧]] (his monastic order)
二宝
èrbǎo
second child
元宝
Yuánbǎo
Yuanbao district of Dandong city [[丹東市|丹东市<Dāndōngshì>]], Liaoning
元宝
yuánbǎo
a silver or gold ingot
八宝
bābǎo
eight treasures
力宝
Lìbǎo
Lippo (Group) (Indonesian conglomerate)
国宝
guóbǎo
National Treasure (officially designated by the state cultural authorities in China, Japan and Korea)
大宝
Dàbǎo
Taiho (era)
妈宝
mābǎo
mama's boy
宝典
bǎodiǎn
canonical text
宝剑
bǎojiàn
(double-edged) sword
宝坻
Bǎodǐ
Baodi rural district in Tianjin [[天津<Tiānjīn>]]
宝塔
bǎotǎ
pagoda
宝妈
bǎomā
mom
宝安
Bǎoān
Bao'an district of Shenzhen City [[深圳市]], Guangdong
宝宝
bǎobǎo
darling
宝山
Bǎoshān
Baoshang District of Shanghai
宝岛
Bǎodǎo
Formosa
宝座
bǎozuò
throne
宝库
bǎokù
treasure-house

Alternate Entries

宝
bǎo
variant of [[寶|宝<bǎo>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
810
Word Frequency Rank
1,231 of 84,292

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