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
宝藏
bǎozàng
treasure; valuable resource
Characters in this word
藏 cáng
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 臧 good, right
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 对历史学者来说，这批民间书信是一座研究社会变迁的宝藏。 Duì lìshǐ xuézhě lái shuō, zhè pī mínjiān shūxìn shì yí zuò yánjiū shèhuì biànqiān de bǎozàng. For historians, this collection of folk letters is a treasure for studying social change.
- 孩子们在院子里挖出了一个旧铁盒，以为是宝藏。 Háizimen zài yuànzi lǐ wā chū le yí ge jiù tiěhé, yǐwéi shì bǎozàng. The children dug up an old tin box in the yard and thought it was treasure.
- 这个小镇的老菜市场是美食爱好者的宝藏。 Zhè ge xiǎozhèn de lǎo càishìchǎng shì měishí àihàozhě de bǎozàng. This town's old food market is a treasure for food lovers.
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
- 宝库 bǎokù treasure house; repository
- 瑰宝 guībǎo treasure; gem
- 无价之宝 wújiàzhībǎo priceless treasure
- 收藏 shōucáng to collect
- 隐藏 yǐncáng to hide, to conceal