宝 bǎo jewel; gem; treasure
Made up of [玉 yù jade , 宀 mián roof radical 40]Made with 8 strokes.
A piece of jade under a roof gives the clear suggestion of something precious
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Also uses 玉 yù component: 国 guó (country)
Also uses 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 定 dìng (to set) 富 fù (rich) 宫 gōng (palace) 官 guān (official) 寒 hán (cold) 家 jiā (house) 客 kè (customer) 宁 nìng (better) 容 róng (to hold) 室 shì (room) 实 shí (real) 宋 song (Song) 它 tā (it) 穴 xué (cave) 宜 yí (proper) 院 yuàn (courtyard) 灾 zāi (disaster) 字 zì (letter)
Sounds same
饱 bǎo (to eat till full)Different tone
包 bāo (to cover) 勹 bāo (wrap) 报 bào (to announce) 抱 bào (to hold)Pronunciation
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Cities
宝鸡 Baoji, ShaanxiProverbs
无事不登三宝殿 wú shì bū dēng sān bǎo diàn Often it is obvious when somebody is after somethingAlso
宝塔 bǎo tǎ pagoda八宝 bā bǎo eight treasures