Chinese Character 寶 Meanings and components.

Form

寶

Meaning

寶 meaning[3] in English

Jewel.

Gem.

Treasure.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 寶 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𡩧) , and surname Bei (貝)

Its radical[1] is: 宀 (mian2) which means: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc, See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4], .宀mian2'roof' radical …

In cangjie it is written with JMUC

How to write 寶

To write寶bao3jewel you should write a combination of 𡩧𡩧5 , 貝bei4surname Bei arranged in a 吕 shape:

𡩧 + 貝 = 寶

寶 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 寶 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 寶, looks as follow:

寶
Pinyin:bao3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Jewel . Gem . Treasure . Precious
𡩧
Pinyin:𡩧5 Shape:吕
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
珤
Pinyin:bao3 Shape:吅
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
缶
Pinyin:fou3
Meaning[3]: Pottery
貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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