寶 (bǎo)

Treasure; baby; precious

How 寶 is written

Strokes
20
Radical
宀 — roof
Traditional
寶
Simplified
宝

Components

Common words using 寶

寶寶 bǎobǎo
darling; baby
寶貝 bǎobèi
treasured object; treasure; darling
元寶 yuánbǎo
Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
國寶 guóbǎo
National Treasure (officially designated by the state cultural authorities in China, Japan and Korea)
大寶 dàbǎo
Taiho (era)
寶典 bǎodiǎn
canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
寶安 bǎoān
Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
寶安區 bǎoānqū
Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
寶庫 bǎokù
treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
寶玉 bǎoyù
precious jade; treasures
寶石 bǎoshí
precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
寶藏 bǎozàng
precious (mineral) deposits; (budd.) the treasure of Buddha's law

寶 in a sentence

這個古董是我們家的傳家寶。

Zhège gǔdǒng shì wǒmen jiā de chuánjiābǎo.

“This antique is our family heirloom.”

How common is 寶?

寶 is the 809th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 85.5% of all running text.

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