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寶 means precious thing or treasure.
This can also mean precious, a gem, a pearl, or anything valuable.
The version of this character shown to the left is the traditional Chinese and ancient/traditional Japanese version. In modern Japan and China, this character has been simplified. This simplified version is shown to the right. If you want this modern Japanese/simplified version, just click the Kanji on the right, instead of the button above. If your audience is Chinese or Korean, I recommend the ancient/traditional form. Only consider the simplified form if your audience is younger Japanese people.
豹 is the Chinese and Japanese word for the big cat known as a leopard, panther, or Jaguar.
This can refer to most cats of the Panthera genus as well as the Puma genus (but this is not used for most kinds of lions, except smaller ones like the mountain lion).
Because Jaguars are not native to Asia, the characters for “American continent” is usually added before this character to specifically designate a Jaguar.
This also kind of means Panther or Leopard in Korean Hanja but in modern Korean, they add a Hangul character to complete the word.
紅包 literally means “red treasure.”
Depending on the context, it can also mean “money wrapped in red as a gift,” “a bonus payment,” “a kickback,” or “a bribe.”
However, most of the time, this is an innocent gift of money in a red envelope that is given from an elder relative to a youngster. This usually happens during the Chinese New Year. It can also happen in preparation for or during a wedding in China.
紅包 is pronounced “Hong Bao” (with an “oh” vowel sound on hong) in Mandarin Chinese. Filipino Chinese call it “Ang Pao.” There are a few other variations.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
寶 宝 see styles |
bǎo bao3 pao takara たから |
More info & calligraphy: Treasuretreasure; (surname) Takara ratna, precious, a treasure, gem, pearl, anything valuable; for saptaratna v. 七寶. Also maṇi, a pearl, gem. |
豹 see styles |
bào bao4 pao hyou; hyou / hyo; hyo ひょう; ヒョウ |
More info & calligraphy: Leopard / Panther / Jaguar(kana only) leopard (Panthera pardus) |
鮑 鲍 see styles |
bào bao4 pao boo ぼお |
More info & calligraphy: Baugh(kana only) abalone; ear shell; (surname) Boo |
三寶 三宝 see styles |
sān bǎo san1 bao3 san pao sanbou / sanbo さんぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Three Treasures of Buddhism(surname) Sanbou three treasures |
保佑 see styles |
bǎo yòu bao3 you4 pao yu yasusuke やすすけ |
More info & calligraphy: Blessings and Protection(given name) Yasusuke |
保羅 保罗 see styles |
bǎo luó bao3 luo2 pao lo pouro / poro ぽうろ |
More info & calligraphy: Paulo(given name) Pouro |
寶寶 宝宝 see styles |
bǎo bao bao3 bao5 pao pao |
More info & calligraphy: Baby |
寶林 宝林 see styles |
bǎo lín bao3 lin2 pao lin Hōrin |
More info & calligraphy: PaulineThe groves, or avenues of precious trees (in the Pure Land). The monastery of Huineng, sixth patriarch of the Chan sect, in 韶州典江縣 Dianjiang Xian, Shaozhou, Guangdong, cf. 慧 15. The 寶林傳 and supplement contain the teachings of this school. |
寶石 宝石 see styles |
bǎo shí bao3 shi2 pao shih |
More info & calligraphy: GemSee: 宝石 |
怡保 see styles |
yí bǎo yi2 bao3 i pao |
More info & calligraphy: Ipoh |
情報 情报 see styles |
qíng bào qing2 bao4 ch`ing pao ching pao jouhou / joho じょうほう |
More info & calligraphy: Intelligence / Information-Gathering(1) information; news; report; intelligence; (2) information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); (3) informatics (as a subject) |
抱歉 see styles |
bào qiàn bao4 qian4 pao ch`ien pao chien |
More info & calligraphy: Sorry / Feel Apologetic / Regret |
暴怒 see styles |
bào nù bao4 nu4 pao nu |
More info & calligraphy: Rage / Fury |
暴風 暴风 see styles |
bào fēng bao4 feng1 pao feng boufuu(p); arashi(gikun) / bofu(p); arashi(gikun) ぼうふう(P); あらし(gikun) |
More info & calligraphy: Storm / Windstormstorm; windstorm; gale |
海豹 see styles |
hǎi bào hai3 bao4 hai pao kaihyou / kaihyo かいひょう |
More info & calligraphy: Seal(kana only) (See アシカ) true seal (animal); earless seal; (given name) Kaihyou |
漢堡 汉堡 see styles |
hàn bǎo han4 bao3 han pao hanburugu はんぶるぐ |
More info & calligraphy: Burger(place-name) Hamburg |
狂暴 see styles |
kuáng bào kuang2 bao4 k`uang pao kuang pao kyoubou / kyobo きょうぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Rage / Frenzy / Berserk(noun or adjectival noun) rage; frenzy |
獵豹 猎豹 see styles |
liè bào lie4 bao4 lieh pao |
More info & calligraphy: Cheetah |
珍寶 珍宝 see styles |
zhēn bǎo zhen1 bao3 chen pao chinbō |
More info & calligraphy: TreasureA pearl; jewel; precious thing. |
紅包 红包 see styles |
hóng bāo hong2 bao1 hung pao honbao; honpao ホンバオ; ホンパオ |
More info & calligraphy: Red Envelopered envelope (New Year's gift in Sinic cultures) (chi: hóngbāo) |
豹子 see styles |
bào zi bao4 zi5 pao tzu |
More info & calligraphy: Nimra |
財寶 财宝 see styles |
cái bǎo cai2 bao3 ts`ai pao tsai pao zaihō |
More info & calligraphy: Treasureriches |
雪豹 see styles |
xuě bào xue3 bao4 hsüeh pao yukihyou; yukihyou / yukihyo; yukihyo ゆきひょう; ユキヒョウ |
More info & calligraphy: Snow Leopard(kana only) snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce |
風暴 风暴 see styles |
fēng bào feng1 bao4 feng pao |
More info & calligraphy: Storm |
鮑耶 鲍耶 see styles |
bào yē bao4 ye1 pao yeh |
More info & calligraphy: Bowyer |
保爾森 保尔森 see styles |
bǎo ěr sēn bao3 er3 sen1 pao erh sen |
More info & calligraphy: Paulson |
保護者 保护者 see styles |
bǎo hù zhě bao3 hu4 zhe3 pao hu che hogosha ほごしゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Protectorguardian; protector; patron; parent |
暴風雨 暴风雨 see styles |
bào fēng yǔ bao4 feng1 yu3 pao feng yü boufuuu(p); arashi(gikun) / bofuu(p); arashi(gikun) ぼうふうう(P); あらし(gikun) |
More info & calligraphy: Tempest / Stormrainstorm; storm |
狂暴者 see styles |
kuáng bào zhě kuang2 bao4 zhe3 k`uang pao che kuang pao che |
More info & calligraphy: Berserker |
盧森堡 卢森堡 see styles |
lú sēn bǎo lu2 sen1 bao3 lu sen pao |
More info & calligraphy: Luxembourg |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Treasure | 寶 宝 | takara | bǎo / bao3 / bao | pao |
| Leopard Panther Jaguar | 豹 | hyou / hyo | bào / bao4 / bao | pao |
| Red Envelope | 紅包 红包 | hóng bāo / hong2 bao1 / hong bao / hongbao | hung pao / hungpao | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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