寶

Related characters

 * (Japanese and )

Glyph origin
Oracle bone script: – treasures in a house.

The phonetic component was added to the character in bronze inscriptions.

Etymology
From ; cognate with 🇨🇬 (STEDT). also compares it to 🇨🇬. relates it to. proposes that it could be the same word as.

Definitions

 * 1) treasure; riches; valuables; precious thing
 * 2) to treasure; to cherish
 * 3) to collect (treasures)
 * 4) treasured; cherished
 * 5) precious; valuable
 * 6)  jade token
 * 7)  darling; baby; dear
 * 8)  a kind of gambling device
 * : Bao
 * 1)  foolish; silly; stupid
 * 1)  darling; baby; dear
 * 2)  a kind of gambling device
 * : Bao
 * 1)  foolish; silly; stupid
 * 1)  foolish; silly; stupid

Kanji

 * 1) precious objects
 * 2) worldly goods
 * 3) valuable possessions