Read Edit View history Discussion 寶 bǎo HSK4 treasure Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts an assortment of valuable things, including jade (玉) and shells (貝), being stored safely under a roof (宀). The 缶 component represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas bǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 宝 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 寶 Simp strokes 寶 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 𤣩 is a component form of 玉. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 寶 Simp strokes 寶 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 寶 Simp strokes 寶 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint In ancient China shells were used as currency. 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