宝玉 (bǎoyù): precious jade; treasured gem

Meanings

1 precious jade; treasured gem
2 Jia Baoyu, the male protagonist of Dream of the Red Chamber

Characters

宝

Examples

贾宝玉是《红楼梦》的主人公。

Jiǎ Bǎoyù shì 《Hónglóumèng》 de zhǔréngōng.

Jia Baoyu is the protagonist of Dream of the Red Chamber.

他出生时口中含着一块宝玉。

Tā chūshēng shí kǒu zhōng hánzhe yī kuài bǎoyù.

He was born with a piece of precious jade in his mouth.

Tips

culture

贾宝玉 (Jiǎ Bǎoyù) is the romantic, sensitive hero of 《红楼梦》 (Dream of the Red Chamber, by Cao Xueqin) — one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. He is born clutching a magical jade, which becomes the symbol of his fate; the title literally means 'precious jade'.

memory

宝 = 'treasure / precious' + 玉 = 'jade'. Treasured jade — both the literal stone and the literary character named after it.