bǎo

treasure

Simplified form of . Depicts an assortment of valuable things, such as jade (), being stored safely under a roof ().

Components
宀 iconic component

  Iconic component

mián

  

roof

玉 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

jade

Evolution

宝 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宝 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
宝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宝 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
宝 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
宝 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

bǎo

treasure, jewel; precious, rare; jewel; gem; treasure; precious

() 

bǎo

variant of |[bǎo]

Most common words with 宝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宝贝

treasure

jewel

宝宝

darling

珠宝

pearls

宝贵

valuable

Statistics

HSK level 4

Appears in 67.4355% of movies

373rd most common character in movies

811th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Traditional

Unicode

U+5B9D


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