宝石
HSK 4 (2021)
宝石 (bǎoshí) · gem
宝石 (bǎoshí) means “gem; precious stone”. It is written with 2 characters: 宝 (treasure) + 石 (stone). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 宝石 is built
The characters
宝 bǎo · treasure
What 宝 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king or monarch
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king or monarch
Origin hint: Jade 玉 kept in one's house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
石 shí · stone
What 石 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这块宝石很漂亮。Zhè kuài bǎoshí hěn piàoliang.This gem is very beautiful.
这是真的宝石吗？Zhè shì zhēnde bǎoshí ma?Is this a real gemstone?
Questions about 宝石
What does 宝石 mean?
宝石 (bǎoshí) means “gem; precious stone”.
How do you pronounce 宝石?
宝石 is pronounced bǎoshí.
Which HSK level is 宝石?
宝石 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 宝宝bǎobaobaby
- 宝贝bǎobèitreasure
- 宝贵bǎoguìvaluable
- 宝bǎotreasure
- 石头shítoustone
- 石油shíyóuoil
- 化石huàshífossil
- 岩石yánshírock
- 钻石zuànshídiamond
Learn 宝石 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.