bǎo

treasure, jewel; precious, rare

HSK 5 #811

DEFINITIONS

宝 bǎo
  • variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
  • jewel
  • gem
  • treasure
  • precious

STROKES

WORDS

塔 bǎo tǎ pagoda
guī bǎo gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; treasure
sān bǎo the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
洁 bǎo jié Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)
箱 bǎi bǎo xiāng treasure chest
jīn bǎo Campbell (name); Kampar, town in the state of Perak, Malaysia
刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom); fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever; the old man still has it
丽来 bǎo lì lái Polaroid
盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology); fig. source of wealth; cornucopia; gold mine
dà bǎo Taiho (a Japanese era); (archaic) throne
岛 bǎo dǎo Formosa
贝疙瘩 bǎo bèi gē da (of a child) apple of one's eye
莉 bā bǎo lì Burberry (brand)
dōng bǎo Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 shi4], Hubei
xiàn bǎo to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures
zhì bǎo most valuable treasure; most precious asset
如获至 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure
嘉康蒂 bǎo jiā kāng dì Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617), native American noted for her association with the colony of Jamestown, Virginia
安 bǎo ān Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
山 bǎo shān Baoshang District of Shanghai; Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang; Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
清 bǎo qīng Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
志 bǎo zhì Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 or 誌公|志公
尚方剑 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
书 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4])
bèi bǎo PayPal (Internet payment and money transfer company)