宝 (寶) bǎo

  1. bǎo noun a treasure; a valuable item
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寶'; Ci Yuan '寶' 1; Guoyu '寶' n 1; Kroll 2015 '寶' 1, p. 11)
  2. bǎo adjective treasured; cherished
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 珍爱 (Guoyu '寶' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '寶' 1a, p. 11)
  3. bǎo noun a jewel; gem
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寶'; Ci Yuan '寶' 1; Kroll 2015 '寶' 1, p. 11)
  4. bǎo adjective precious
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寶'; Guoyu '寶' adj 1)
  5. bǎo adjective noble
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: An epithet for royal or imperial items (Ci Yuan '寶' 5; Guoyu '寶' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '寶' 1b, p. 11)
  6. bǎo noun an imperial seal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 宝 is synonymous with 玺 in this sense (Ci Yuan '寶' 2; Guoyu '寶' n 2; Kroll 2015 '寶' 2, p. 11)
  7. bǎo noun a unit of currency
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Ci Yuan '寶' 3; Guoyu '寶' n 2)
  8. bǎo proper noun Bao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Ci Yuan '寶' 6; Guoyu '寶' n 4)
  9. bǎo noun jewel; gem; treasure; ratna
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ratna, Japanese: hō, Tibetan: dkon mchog gam rin po che; for example, 七寶 saptaratna 'seven treasures' (BCSD '寶', p. 389; DJBT '寶', p. 432; Mahāvyutpatti 'ratnam'; MW 'ratna'; SH '寶', p. 476)
  10. bǎo noun jewel; gem; mani
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: maṇi; specifically, a precious stone (BCSD '寶', p. 389; MW 'maṇi'; SH '寶', p. 476)

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秃宝盖 、 八宝山 、 海绵宝宝 、 宝应 、 萧宝卷 、 力宝 、 八宝饭 、 聚宝盆 、 宝坻区 、 宝丽来 、 蚕宝宝 、 宝钢 、 宝鸡市 、 宝顶 、 七政宝 、 宝刀不老 、 宝瓶座

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