三宝 sān bǎo

the Three Jewels of Buddhism

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39915th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛fú, the Dharma 法fǎ (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧sēng (his monastic order)

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
宝 bǎo HSK 5
precious; treasure; jewel