宝 — Chinese character
宝
bǎo
treasure, jewel; rare, precious
- Pinyin
- bǎo
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 宀 玉
- Formation
- ideographic — Jade 玉 kept in one's house 宀
- Traditional
- 寶
- Japanese
- 宝 as a kanji
Common words with 宝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宝宝 (寶寶) | bǎo bao | darling; baby |
| 宝贝 (寶貝) | bǎo bèi | treasured object; treasure |
| 宝贵 (寶貴) | bǎo guì | valuable; precious |
| 珠宝 (珠寶) | zhū bǎo | pearls; jewels |
| 宝石 (寶石) | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 宝藏 (寶藏) | bǎo zàng | precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure |
| 宝马 (寶馬) | bǎo mǎ | precious horse |
| 宝座 (寶座) | bǎo zuò | throne |
| 宝剑 (寶劍) | bǎo jiàn | (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 国宝 (國寶) | guó bǎo | national treasure |
| 宝物 (寶物) | bǎo wù | treasure; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 法宝 (法寶) | fǎ bǎo | Buddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc |
English words written with 宝
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.