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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 宝石

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
宝石 bǎo shí - precious stone; gem
- CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 4 6,510 10,723 9,017

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎo- variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
bǎo- jewel
- gem
- treasure
- precious
shí- surname Shi
- abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2jia1zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
dàn- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
- ancient pr. [shi2]
shí- rock
- stone
- stone inscription
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Other Words Containing 宝石

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
宝石 - 4 6,510 10,723 9,017
红宝石 - - 14,283 23,821 18,043
蓝宝石 - - 21,772 29,774 26,830
绿宝石 - - 36,106 - -