bǎo

precious

Evolution

寚 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
寚 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
寚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
寚 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Definitions

 

bǎo

precious; rear; valuable treasure; bullion a jewel

Miscellaneous

Strokes

13

Unicode

U+5BDA

Shuowen

“寶,珍也。从宀,从王,从貝,缶聲。寚,古文寶省貝。”


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