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
宝石
bǎoshí
gemstone
Characters in this word
石 shí
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这是宝石。 Zhè shì bǎoshí. This is a gemstone.
- 宝石很亮。 Bǎoshí hěn liàng. The gemstone is very bright.
- 她买宝石。 Tā mǎi bǎoshí. She buys a gemstone.