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CHINESE CHARACTER

bǎo

宝

宝

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treasure

Numbered pinyin
bao3
English meanings
treasure

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 玉.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱宀玉

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是bǎo宝。

    This is a treasure.

  2. 02

    bǎo宝wù物。

    Treasures.

  3. 03

    huó活bǎo宝。

    A funny person.

  4. 04

    bǎobèi宝贝。

    A treasure.

  5. 05

    chuán传jiā家bǎo宝。

    A family heirloom.

  6. 06

    shì视rú如zhēn珍bǎo宝。

    Treasure it.

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