HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 4
宝贵
Valuable, precious, or highly treasured.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 4
Why does 宝贵 look like this?
宝 (bǎo) features '宀' (roof) over '玉' (jade), representing a precious jade kept safely at home. 贵 (guì) combines '中' (center/shell) and '贝' (cowrie shell/money), signifying items of high central value and wealth. Together, they represent something as precious as jade and as valuable as treasure.