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
宝贵
bǎoguì
precious; valuable
Characters in this word
贵 guì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 时间很宝贵。 Shíjiān hěn bǎoguì. Time is very precious.
- 健康很宝贵。 Jiànkāng hěn bǎoguì. Health is very precious.
- 这课很宝贵。 Zhè kè hěn bǎoguì. This lesson is very valuable.