bǎo 
		jewel
gem
treasure
precious
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			táo bǎo wǎng 
		Taobao, a PRC internet portal
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo bèi 
		treasured object
treasure
darling
baby
cowry
good-for-nothing or queer character
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			bǎo guì 
		valuable
precious
to value
to treasure
to set store by
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo diǎn 
		canonical text
treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			guī bǎo 
		gem
(fig.) rare and valuable item
gem
treasure
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo kù 
		treasure-house
treasury
treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo lín 
		Po Lam (area in Hong Kong)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo jié 
		Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhì bǎo 
		most valuable treasure
most precious asset
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			sān bǎo 
		the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wén fáng sì bǎo 
		Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo dǐ 
		Baodi rural district in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo jiàn 
		(double-edged) sword
CL:把[ba3],方[fang1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhū bǎo 
		pearls
jewels
precious stones
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo yīng 
		Baoying county in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1], Jiangsu
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo zàng 
		precious (mineral) deposits
(budd.) the treasure of Buddha's law
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fǎ bǎo 
		Buddha's teaching
Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc
(Daoism) magic weapon
talisman
fig. specially effective device
magic wand
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo gāng 
		Baosteel, China's largest steel maker
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo shān 
		Baoshang District of Shanghai
Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo shí 
		precious stone
gem
CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jù bǎo pén 
		treasure bowl (mythology)
fig. source of wealth
cornucopia
gold mine
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo ān 
		Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo jī 
		Baoji prefecture level city in Shaanxi
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo ān qū 
		Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yuán bǎo 
		Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yuán bǎo 
		a silver or gold ingot
mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
a name for ancient currency
a rare genius
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo shān qū 
		Baoshang district of Shanghai
Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎo jī shì 
		Bǎojī prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓 in ancient times
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wēn Jiā Bǎo 
		Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎo bèi r 
		erhua variant of 寶貝|宝贝[bao3 bei4]