寶 (bou2 | bao3) : treasure; precious

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寶

bou2

bao3

[1] treasure; jewel; rarity
[2] precious; treasured; valuable
[3] [pet name for a child] baby; darling

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Stroke count: 20

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寶 / 宝

This word has been viewed 19623 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 01:01

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尋寶 cam4 bou2 xun2 bao3 = treasure hunt

金銀財寶 gam1 ngan4 coi4 bou2 jin1 yin2 cai2 bao3 = treasures, riches

寶塔 bou2 taap3 bao3 ta3 = Buddhist pagoda

寶劍 bou2 gim3 bao3 jian4 = a double-edged sword

寶庫 bou2 fu3 bao3 ku4 = treasure-house

寶石 bou2 sek6 bao3 shi2 = precious stone; gem

寶貝 bou2 bui3 bao3 bei4 = treasure; darling

寶貴 bou2 gwai3 bao3 gui4 = valuable

珠寶 zyu1 bou2 zhu1 bao3 = precious stones, pearls and such

財寶 coi4 bou2 cai2 bao3 = valuables
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Showing all 4 examples containing 寶

佢對寶華一見鍾情粵
It was love at first sight when he saw Bou Waa.

我係無事不登三寶殿
I wouldn't come to you if I hadn't something to ask of you.

重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

唔買走寶。粵
If you don't buy it, you'll miss out on this best buy.
[This four-character sentence is compressed from a longer one "如果你唔買,你就走寶。" Here, the correlative conjunctions (如果/就) and the subject (你) are omitted. ]

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Decimal representation of this word: 寶
Unicode code for this character: U+5bf6 (off-site link)

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