寶
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Han character
寶 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+17, 20 strokes, cangjie input 十一山金 (JMUC), four-corner 30806, composition ⿱𡩧貝)
Derived characters
Related characters
- 宝 (Japanese shinjitai and simplified Chinese)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 293, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7376
- Dae Jaweon: page 579, character 32
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 958, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5BF6
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 寶 | |
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| Shang | Western Zhou |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions |
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Oracle bone script: Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 宀 (“house”) + 𤣩 (“jade”) + 貝 (“cowry”) – treasures in a house.
The phonetic component 缶 (OC *puʔ) was added to the character in bronze inscriptions.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pəw (“price”); cognate with Burmese အဖိုး (a.hpui:, “price”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT). Peiros and Starostin (1996) also compares it to Tibetan སྤུས (spus, “goods”). Sagart (1999) relates it to 富 (OC *pɯɡs, “rich”). Schuessler (2007) proposes that it could be the same word as 保 (OC *puːʔ, “to take care of; to consider something precious”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bao3
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bou2
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): bau2
- Northern Min (KCR): bǎu
- Eastern Min (BUC): bō̤
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5pau
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bau3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎo
- Wade–Giles: pao3
- Yale: bǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bao
- Palladius: бао (bao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎor
- Wade–Giles: pao3-ʼrh
- Yale: bǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baol
- Palladius: баор (baor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: bao3
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bao
- Sinological IPA (key): /pau⁵³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: bou2
- Yale: bóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó
- Hakka Romanization System: boˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: bo3
- Sinological IPA: /po³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: bau2
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /pau⁵³/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǎu
- Sinological IPA (key): /pau²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: bō̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /po³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: bau3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɒu̯⁴¹/
- (Changsha)
- Middle Chinese: pawX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤuʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*puːʔ/
Definitions
寶
- treasure; riches; valuables; precious thing
- 天地之大德曰生，聖人之大寶曰位。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
- Tiāndì zhī dàdé yuē shēng, shèngrén zhī dàbǎo yuē wèi. [Pinyin]
- The great attribute of heaven and earth is the giving and maintaining life. What is most precious for the sage is to get the [highest] place - [in which he can be the human representative of heaven and earth].
天地之大德曰生，圣人之大宝曰位。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 宋人或得玉，獻諸子罕，子罕弗受。獻玉者曰：「以示玉人，玉人以為寶也，故敢獻之。」
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Sòng rén huò dé yù, xiàn zhū Zǐhǎn, Zǐhǎn fú shòu. Xiàn yù zhě yuē: “Yǐ shì yùrén, yùrén yǐwèi bǎo yě, gù gǎn xiàn zhī.”
Zǐhǎn yuē: “Wǒ yǐ bù tān wèi bǎo, ěr yǐ yù wèi bǎo, ruò yǐ yǔ wǒ, jiē sàng bǎo yě.” [Pinyin] - Someone in Song had obtained a jade, which he presented to Zihan. Zihan would not accept it. The one presenting the jade said, "I have shown it to the jade workers, and they believe that it is a treasure. Therefore I presume to present it to you."
Zihan said, "I consider not being greedy as a treasure; you consider the jade a treasure. If you give it to me, both of us will lose our treasures."
子罕曰：「我以不貪為寶，爾以玉為寶，若以與我，皆喪寶也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
宋人或得玉，献诸子罕，子罕弗受。献玉者曰：「以示玉人，玉人以为宝也，故敢献之。」
子罕曰：「我以不贪为宝，尔以玉为宝，若以与我，皆丧宝也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to treasure; to cherish
- to collect (treasures)
- treasured; cherished
- precious; valuable
- (historical) jade token
- term of respect, for things related to the emperor, to Buddhism, to Taoism, or to other people
- (term of endearment) darling; baby; dear
- (gambling) a kind of gambling device
- a surname: Bao
- (Sichuanese) foolish; silly; stupid
Synonyms
Compounds
- 七寶／七宝 (qībǎo)
- 三寶／三宝 (sānbǎo)
- 佛天三寶／佛天三宝
- 傳家之寶／传家之宝
- 傳家寶／传家宝 (chuánjiābǎo)
- 元寶／元宝 (yuánbǎo)
- 元寶楓／元宝枫
- 兔寶寶／兔宝宝
- 八寶／八宝 (bābǎo)
- 八寶粥／八宝粥 (bābǎozhōu)
- 八寶菜／八宝菜 (bābǎocài)
- 八寶飯／八宝饭 (bābǎofàn)
- 冥寶／冥宝
- 品花寶鑑／品花宝鉴
- 唯寶／唯宝 (Wéibǎo, “Villeroy & Boch”)
- 嘉寶／嘉宝 (Jiābǎo)
- 國寶／国宝 (guóbǎo)
- 國寶級／国宝级
- 壓寶／压宝 (yābǎo)
- 多寶塔／多宝塔
- 多寶槅／多宝槅
- 大寶／大宝 (dàbǎo)
- 大雄寶殿／大雄宝殿 (dàxióng bǎo diàn)
- 天寶／天宝 (Tiānbǎo)
- 天寶之亂／天宝之乱
- 太寶湖／太宝湖 (Tàibǎohú)
- 奇珍異寶／奇珍异宝 (qízhēnyìbǎo)
- 好來寶／好来宝
- 好力寶／好力宝
- 如獲珍寶／如获珍宝
- 如獲至寶／如获至宝 (rúhuòzhìbǎo)
- 子罕辭寶／子罕辞宝
- 家中寶／家中宝
- 寶中之寶／宝中之宝
- 寶位／宝位
- 寶倌／宝倌
- 寶兒赤／宝儿赤
- 寶典／宝典 (bǎodiǎn)
- 寶函／宝函
- 寶刀／宝刀 (bǎodāo)
- 寶刀不老／宝刀不老 (bǎodāobùlǎo)
- 寶刀未老／宝刀未老 (bǎodāowèilǎo)
- 寶刹
- 寶剎／宝刹 (bǎochà)
- 寶劍／宝剑 (bǎojiàn)
- 寶匳／宝奁
- 寶卷／宝卷 (bǎojuàn)
- 寶地／宝地 (bǎodì)
- 寶坊／宝坊
- 寶塔／宝塔 (bǎotǎ)
- 寶塔河／宝塔河 (Bǎotǎhé)
- 寶塔糖／宝塔糖
- 寶塔線／宝塔线
- 寶塔菜／宝塔菜
- 寶塔詩／宝塔诗 (bǎotǎshī)
- 寶天曼／宝天曼 (Bǎotiānmàn)
- 寶婺／宝婺
- 寶子／宝子
- 寶字／宝字
- 寶寶／宝宝
- 寶寶盤／宝宝盘
- 寶寶裝／宝宝装
- 寶局／宝局
- 寶山／宝山 (bǎoshān)
- 寶山空回／宝山空回 (bǎoshānkōnghuí)
- 寶島／宝岛 (Bǎodǎo)
- 寶帶／宝带 (bǎodài)
- 寶帶橋／宝带桥
- 寶幢／宝幢
- 寶座／宝座 (bǎozuò)
- 寶庫／宝库 (bǎokù)
- 寶惜／宝惜
- 寶愛／宝爱 (bǎo'ài)
- 寶慶／宝庆
- 寶應／宝应
- 寶成鐵路／宝成铁路
- 寶扇／宝扇
- 寶方／宝方
- 寶星／宝星
- 寶曆／宝历
- 寶書／宝书
- 寶月／宝月
- 寶月寺／宝月寺 (Bǎoyuèsì)
- 寶殿／宝殿 (bǎodiàn)
- 寶氣／宝气
- 寶泉局／宝泉局
- 寶湖／宝湖 (Bǎohú)
- 寶源局／宝源局
- 寶物／宝物 (bǎowù)
- 寶特瓶／宝特瓶 (bǎotèpíng)
- 寶玉／宝玉 (bǎoyù)
- 寶玩／宝玩 (bǎowán)
- 寶珠／宝珠 (bǎozhū)
- 寶珠市餅／宝珠市饼
- 寶珠茶／宝珠茶
- 寶璐／宝璐
- 寶瓶／宝瓶 (bǎopíng)
- 寶瓶座／宝瓶座 (Bǎopíngzuò)
- 寶生佛／宝生佛 (Bǎoshēng fó)
- 寶相／宝相
- 寶相莊嚴／宝相庄严
- 寶眷／宝眷 (bǎojuàn)
- 寶石／宝石 (bǎoshí)
- 寶石婚／宝石婚
- 寶祚／宝祚
- 寶筏／宝筏
- 寶籙／宝箓
- 寶緘／宝缄
- 寶肆／宝肆
- 寶舟／宝舟
- 寶船／宝船 (bǎochuán)
- 寶莊／宝庄
- 寶蓋／宝盖 (bǎogài)
- 寶蓋兒／宝盖儿
- 寶蓋山／宝盖山
- 寶蓮燈／宝莲灯
- 寶藍／宝蓝 (bǎolán)
- 寶藏／宝藏
- 寶藍色／宝蓝色
- 寶號／宝号 (bǎohào)
- 寶裡寶氣／宝里宝气
- 寶誌／宝志
- 寶豐／宝丰 (Bǎofēng)
- 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi)
- 寶貝疙瘩／宝贝疙瘩
- 寶貨／宝货 (bǎohuò)
- 寶貨難售／宝货难售
- 寶貴／宝贵 (bǎoguì)
- 寶軒燈／宝轩灯
- 寶輪／宝轮
- 寶轎／宝轿
- 寶重／宝重 (bǎozhòng)
- 寶釵／宝钗
- 寶釵樓／宝钗楼
- 寶鈔／宝钞 (bǎochāo)
- 寶鈿／宝钿
- 寶鑑／宝鉴
- 寶鑰／宝钥
- 寶鑷／宝镊
- 寶雞／宝鸡 (Bǎojī)
- 寶章／宝章
- 寶馬／宝马 (bǎomǎ)
- 寶馬香車／宝马香车 (bǎomǎ xiāngchē)
- 寶魔／宝魔
- 寶鴨／宝鸭
- 寶麗來／宝丽来 (bǎolìlái)
- 寶鼎／宝鼎
- 寶鼎勛章／宝鼎勋章
- 尚方寶劍／尚方宝剑 (shàngfāng bǎojiàn)
- 展寶／展宝
- 希世之寶／希世之宝
- 御寶／御宝 (yùbǎo)
- 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
- 懷寶夜行／怀宝夜行
- 懷寶迷邦／怀宝迷邦
- 押寶／押宝 (yābǎo)
- 抱寶懷珍／抱宝怀珍
- 招財進寶／招财进宝 (zhāocáijìnbǎo)
- 撚寶／撚宝
- 數來寶／数来宝
- 文房四寶／文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo)
- 枕中鴻寶／枕中鸿宝
- 東北三寶／东北三宝
- 東寶／东宝 (Dōngbǎo)
- 梁皇寶懺／梁皇宝忏
- 毛寶放龜／毛宝放龟
- 法寶／法宝 (fǎbǎo)
- 活寶／活宝 (huóbǎo)
- 活寶貝／活宝贝
- 無價之寶／无价之宝 (wújiàzhībǎo)
- 無價寶／无价宝
- 爨寶子碑／爨宝子碑
- 牛黃狗寶／牛黄狗宝
- 物華天寶／物华天宝
- 狗寶／狗宝
- 獄貨非寶／狱货非宝
- 獻寶／献宝
- 王寶釧／王宝钏
- 珍寶／珍宝 (zhēnbǎo)
- 珠光寶氣／珠光宝气 (zhūguāngbǎoqì)
- 珠寶／珠宝 (zhūbǎo)
- 現世寶／现世宝
- 瑋寶／玮宝
- 瑰寶／瑰宝 (guībǎo)
- 甜八寶／甜八宝
- 異寶奇珍／异宝奇珍
- 登大寶／登大宝
- 白寶／白宝
- 百寶嵌／百宝嵌
- 百寶盒／百宝盒
- 百寶箱／百宝箱 (bǎibǎoxiāng)
- 祕寶／秘宝
- 萬寶／万宝 (Wànbǎo)
- 萬寶囊／万宝囊
- 稀世珍寶／稀世珍宝 (xīshìzhēnbǎo)
- 穴寶蓋兒／穴宝盖儿
- 糕元寶／糕元宝
- 紅寶石／红宝石 (hóngbǎoshí)
- 紅寶石婚／红宝石婚
- 綠寶石／绿宝石 (lǜbǎoshí)
- 綠寶石婚／绿宝石婚
- 老來寶／老来宝
- 耍寶／耍宝 (shuǎbǎo)
- 耍活寶／耍活宝
- 聚寶尊王／聚宝尊王
- 聚寶盆／聚宝盆 (jùbǎopén)
- 臨潼鬥寶／临潼斗宝
- 至寶／至宝 (zhìbǎo)
- 薛寶釵／薛宝钗
- 藍寶石／蓝宝石 (lánbǎoshí)
- 蠶寶寶／蚕宝宝 (cánbǎobǎo)
- 衣褐懷寶／衣褐怀宝
- 被褐懷寶／被褐怀宝
- 財寶／财宝 (cáibǎo)
- 賈寶玉／贾宝玉
- 通寶／通宝 (tōngbǎo)
- 通靈寶玉／通灵宝玉
- 重寶／重宝
- 金寶／金宝 (jīnbǎo)
- 鎮家之寶／镇家之宝
- 開元通寶／开元通宝
- 阿寶／阿宝
- 隨身寶／随身宝
- 靈霄寶殿／灵霄宝殿 (Língxiāobǎodiàn)
- 風月寶鑑／风月宝鉴
- 香車寶馬／香车宝马 (xiāngchē bǎomǎ)
- 魚籃寶卷／鱼篮宝卷
- 墨寶／墨宝 (mòbǎo)
References
- “寶”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
| 宝 | |
| 寶 |
Kanji
寶
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 宝)
Readings
Hanja
Compounds
Han character
寶: Hán Nôm readings: bảo, báu, bửu
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