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宝

bǎo

HSK 5 Character Traditional 寶

What 宝 means

1. jewel
2. gem
3. treasure
4. precious

Other readings

宝 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bǎovariant of {宝|bǎo}

Example sentences

• 宝贝！
  My precious!
• 宝贝。
  My precious.
• 那是一座宝塔。
  That is a pagoda.
• 宝宝正在睡觉。
  The baby is sleeping.
• 宝宝开始哭了。
  The baby started to cry.
• 宝宝对我笑了。
  The baby smiled at me.

Words starting with 宝

• 宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure; darling
• 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious; to value
• 宝宝bǎo baodarling; baby
• 宝玉bǎo yùprecious jade; treasures
• 宝马bǎo mǎprecious horse
• 宝石bǎo shíprecious stone; gem
• 宝物bǎo wùtreasure
• 宝藏bǎo zàngprecious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure
• 宝座bǎo zuòthrone
• 宝剑bǎo jiàn(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one)
• 宝库bǎo kùtreasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
• 宝塔bǎo tǎpagoda
• 宝钢Bǎo gāngBaosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 宝武钢铁
• 宝山Bǎo shānBaoshang District of Shanghai; Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 双鸭山…
• 宝地bǎo dìblessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc…
• 宝岛Bǎo dǎoFormosa
• 宝洁Bǎo jiéProcter & Gamble (consumer goods company)
• 宝典bǎo diǎncanonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
• 宝妈bǎo māa mom (mother of a young child)
• 宝子bǎo zi(colloquial) babe; darling; (Internet slang)…
• 宝书bǎo shūtreasured book
• 宝林Bǎo línPo Lam (area in Hong Kong)
• 宝爸bǎo bàa dad (father of a young child)
• 宝船bǎo chuánChinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral…

Words containing 宝

• 温家宝Wēn Jiā bǎoWen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013
• 珠宝zhū bǎopearls; jewels; precious stones
• 法宝fǎ bǎoBuddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon
• 珍宝zhēn bǎoa treasure
• 三宝sān bǎothe Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法…
• 贾宝玉Jiǎ Bǎo yùJia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu…
• 大宝dà bǎo(archaic) throne
• 国宝guó bǎonational treasure
• 元宝yuán bǎoa silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)…
• 瑰宝guī bǎoa treasure; a rare and valuable thing
• 财宝cái bǎomoney and valuables
• 八宝山Bā bǎo shānBabaoshan, a hill in Shijingshan District, Beijing, site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary…
• 红宝石hóng bǎo shíruby
• 蓝宝石lán bǎo shísapphire
• 如获至宝rú huò zhì bǎoas if gaining the most precious treasure
• 张宝Zhāng BǎoZhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 汉朝
• 活宝huó bǎobuffoon; clown; ridiculous person
• 贝宝Bèi bǎoPayPal (Internet payment and money transfer company)
• 无价之宝wú jià zhī bǎo(idiom) priceless treasure
• 至宝zhì bǎomost valuable treasure; most precious asset
• 大雄宝殿dà xióng bǎo diànHall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of…
• 万宝路Wàn bǎo lùMarlboro (cigarette)
• 薛宝钗Xuē Bǎo chāiXue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 贾宝玉
• 百宝箱bǎi bǎo xiāngtreasure chest

Characters that look like 宝

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 室shìroom; work unit; grave
• 宣xuānto declare (publicly); to announce
• 宜yíproper; should; suitable
• 宏hónggreat; magnificent; macro (computing)
• 盅zhōnghandleless cup; goblet

Sounds the same

Read bǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饱to eat till full; satisfied
• 保to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 堡(bound form) fortress; stronghold…
• 鸨Chinese bustard; procuress
• 葆dense foliage; to cover
• 褓used in 襁褓; used in 褓姆
• 媬governess; nurse