Chinese symbol for “valuable”
宝贵
bǎo guì
Traditional: 寶貴
valuable; precious; to value; to treasure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for valuable is 宝贵 (bǎo guì), defined as: valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “valuable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 值钱 (值錢) | zhí qián | valuable; costly |
| 珍 | zhēn | precious thing; treasure |
| 难能可贵 (難能可貴) | nán néng kě guì | rare and precious; valuable |
| 有价值 (有價值) | yǒu jià zhí | valuable |
| 弥足珍贵 (彌足珍貴) | mí zú zhēn guì | extremely precious; valuable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宝贵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宝宝 (寶寶) | bǎo bao | darling; baby |
| 宝贝 (寶貝) | bǎo bèi | treasured object; treasure |
| 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 |
| 贵族 (貴族) | guì zú | lord; nobility |
| 珍贵 (珍貴) | zhēn guì | precious |
| 昂贵 (昂貴) | áng guì | expensive; costly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “valuable”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.