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元宝
yuánbǎo
Main
English Definitiona silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency; a rare genius; Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning
Simplified Script元宝
Traditional Script元寶
Pinyinyuánbǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyun4bou2
Word Decomposition
元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon; (Chinese surname); the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
宝bǎojewel; gem; treasure; precious

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元首yuánshǒuhead of state
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元帅yuánshuàimarshal (in the army)
Words With Same Tail Word    
宝宝bǎobǎodarling; baby
温家宝wēn jiā bǎoWen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013
珠宝zhūbǎopearls; jewels; precious stones
法宝fǎbǎoBuddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon; talisman; fig. specially effective device; magic wand
健力宝jiàn lìbǎoChinese beverage producer
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