Gem in Chinese (Mandarin): 宝石 (bǎoshí)
宝石
bǎoshí
gem
- Simplified
- 宝石
- Traditional
- 寶石
- Pinyin
- bǎoshí
- Typed as
- baoshi
Use it in a sentence
宝石闪闪发亮。
寶石閃閃發亮。
The gem sparkles brightly.
The characters in 宝石
宝 / 寶
Treasure. 宀 (roof) is on top.
8 strokes
石
Stone.
5 strokes
宝石 is a "treasure stone". A diamond is 钻石 (zuànshí) and a ruby is 红宝石 (hóngbǎoshí).
More examples with 宝石
皇冠上有很多宝石。
皇冠上有很多寶石。
Huángguān shang yǒu hěn duō bǎoshí.
There are many gems on the crown.
这颗宝石是蓝色的。
這顆寶石是藍色的。
Zhè kē bǎoshí shì lánsè de.
This gem is blue.
How to write 宝石 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
宝 8 strokes
石 5 strokes
In Traditional characters:
寶 20 strokes
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