百宝箱 (bǎi bǎo xiāng) — treasure chest | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'a chest of a hundred treasures'. Used literally for a treasure box, and figuratively for any rich source of valuable things (knowledge, resources, memories).

noun

treasure chest

Measure word · 个

Examples

百宝箱，。
Tā yǒu yí gè bǎi bǎo xiāng, lǐ miàn zhuāng mǎn le jīn yín zhū bǎo.
He has a treasure chest filled with gold, silver, and jewels.
百宝箱，。
Zhè ge wǎng zhàn jiù xiàng yí gè zhī shi bǎi bǎo xiāng, shén me zī liào dōu yǒu.
This website is like a treasure chest of knowledge—it has all kinds of materials.
百宝箱，。
Tā bǎ bǎi bǎo xiāng dǎ kāi, ná chū le yí chuàn zhēn zhū xiàng liàn.
She opened the treasure chest and took out a string of pearl necklace.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

百宝many treasures

百bǎimany宝bǎotreasure

偏正Modifier + head

百宝 many treasures and 箱 chest combine to mean a treasure chest.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái百bǎi

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寶; 宝 is its simplified writing.

宀宀miánhouse
琡琡chùjade
貝貝bèicowry

The traditional form 寶 shows 宀 (house), 琡 (jade), and 貝 (cowry), drawn together as treasures in a house.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

𥫗相箱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

相

相xiāng箱xiāng

Same sound today

箱 combines 竹, showing bamboo, with 相 as a sound part, to write a bamboo box or case.

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