财宝 (cái bǎo) — treasure, valuables, money and valuables

Definition

noun

treasurevaluablesmoney and valuables

Measure word · 批

财宝。
Tā men zhǎo dào le mái cáng zài dì xià de cái bǎo.
They found the treasure buried underground.
财宝。
Zhè yì pī cái bǎo bèi cáng zài le yí gè hěn ān quán de dì fāng.
This batch of treasure was hidden in a very safe place.
财宝。
Tā wèi le xún zhǎo cái bǎo fù chū le hěn duō nǔ lì.
He put a lot of effort into searching for treasure.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

宝bǎotreasure

财 and 宝 stand for wealth and treasures, so together they mean money and valuables.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

貝才財

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

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.

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

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