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
宝库
bǎokù
treasure house; repository
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 少数民族口述史是一座文化宝库，若不及时记录，许多细节会随老人离世而消失。 Shǎoshù mínzú kǒushùshǐ shì yí zuò wénhuà bǎokù, ruò bù jíshí jìlù, xǔduō xìjié huì suí lǎorén líshì ér xiāoshī. The oral histories of ethnic minorities are a cultural treasure house; if they are not recorded in time, many details will vanish as elders pass away.
- 这座图书馆是一座知识宝库，藏着几十万册古书。 Zhè zuò túshūguǎn shì yí zuò zhīshi bǎokù, cáng zhe jǐshí wàn cè gǔshū. This library is a treasure house of knowledge, holding hundreds of thousands of ancient books.
- 大海是一座巨大的宝库，里面还有许多人类不知道的生物。 Dàhǎi shì yí zuò jùdà de bǎokù, lǐmiàn hái yǒu xǔduō rénlèi bù zhīdào de shēngwù. The sea is a vast treasure house, and it still holds many creatures unknown to humans.
Related words
- 宝 bǎo treasure; precious person
- 宝宝 bǎobao baby
- 宝贝 bǎobèi treasure; darling
- 宝贵 bǎoguì precious; valuable
- 宝石 bǎoshí gemstone
- 国宝 guóbǎo national treasure
- 珠宝 zhūbǎo jewelry, gems
- 宝藏 bǎozàng treasure; valuable resource
- 瑰宝 guībǎo treasure; gem
- 无价之宝 wújiàzhībǎo priceless treasure
- 库 kù storage room; warehouse
- 水库 shuǐkù reservoir