宝
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jewel; gem; treasure; precious
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 +5
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 宝
- Common rank
- #419
- Unicode
- U+5B9D
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
treasure · Heisig RSH #267
house + 玉 jade
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 宝
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宝山区 | Baoshang district of Shanghai; Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 s… | |
| 宝安区 | Bao'an, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 东宝区 | Dongbao, a district of Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 黄金宝 | Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist | |
| 宝马香车 | precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; … | |
| 香车宝马 | see 寶馬香車|宝马香车[bao3 ma3 xiang1 che1] | |
| 元宝山区 | Yuanbaoshan, a district of Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 宝清县 | Baoqing, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang | |
| 红宝石 | ruby | |
| 加多宝 | JDB (Chinese beverage company) | |
| 数来宝 | folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm | |
| 大宝 | Taiho (a Japanese era) | |
| 大宝 | (archaic) throne | |
| 宝子 | (coll.) babe; darling; (Internet slang) (term of endearment used to address one's follower… | |
| 国宝 | national treasure | |
| 宝山 | Baoshang District of Shanghai; Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 s… | |
| 传家宝 | family heirloom | |
| 宝地 | blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your plac… | |
| 多宝鱼 | turbot; European imported turbot; same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆 | |
| 宝马 | BMW (car company) |