宝 bǎo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
宝贝
bǎobèi
treasure; darling
Characters in this word
贝 bèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 宝贝别哭。 Bǎobèi bié kū. Darling, do not cry.
- 这是宝贝。 Zhè shì bǎobèi. This is a treasure.
- 宝贝睡吧。 Bǎobèi shuì ba. Darling, go to sleep.