| 宝 | bǎo | a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious |
| 宝贵 | bǎo guì | valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by |
| 宝贝 | bǎo bèi | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character |
| 宝山 | Bǎo shān | Baoshang district of Shanghai; Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 双鸭山, Heilongjiang; Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 宝库 | bǎo kù | treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) |
| 宝石 | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem; CL:枚,颗 |
| 宝剑 | bǎo jiàn | a double-edged sword; CL:方 |
| 宝座 | bǎo zuò | throne |
| 宝鸡 | Bǎo jī | Bǎojī prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西; called Chencang 陈仓 in ancient times |
| 宝塔 | bǎo tǎ | pagoda |
| 宝宝 | bǎo bǎo | darling; baby |
| 宝藏 | bǎo zàng | precious (mineral) deposits; (budd.) the treasure of Buddha's law |
| 宝丰 | Bǎo fēng | Baofeng county in Pingdingshan 平顶山, Henan |
| 宝物 | bǎo wù | treasure; CL:件 |
| 宝成铁路 | Bǎo Chéng tiě lù | Baoji-Chengdu Railway |
| 宝典 | bǎo diǎn | canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) |
| 宝刀未老 | bǎo dāo wèi lǎo | treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous |
| 宝坻 | Bǎo dǐ | Baodi rural district in Tianjin 天津 |
| 宝坻区 | Bǎo dǐ qū | Baodi rural district in Tianjin 天津 |
| 宝塔区 | Bǎo tǎ qū | Baota or Pagoda district of Yan'an city 延安市, Shaanxi |
| 宝安 | Bǎo ān | Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 宝安区 | Bǎo ān qū | Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 宝山区 | Bǎo shān qū | Baoshang district of Shanghai; Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 宝山乡 | Bǎo shān xiāng | Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 宝应 | Bǎo yīng | Baoying county in Yangzhou 扬州, Jiangsu |
| 宝应县 | Bǎo yīng xiàn | Baoying county in Yangzhou 扬州, Jiangsu |
| 宝书 | bǎo shū | treasured book |
| 宝林 | Bǎo lín | Po Lam (area in Hong Kong) |
| 宝殿 | bǎo diàn | king's palace; throne hall |
| 宝清 | Bǎo qīng | Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 宝清县 | Bǎo qīng xiàn | Baoqing county in Shuangyashan 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 宝洁 | Bǎo jié | Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company) |
| 宝洁公司 | Bǎo jié Gōng sī | Procter & Gamble |
| 宝特瓶 | bǎo tè píng | plastic bottle |
| 宝玉 | bǎo yù | precious jade; treasures |
| 宝瓶 | Bǎo píng | Aquarius (star sign) |
| 宝瓶座 | Bǎo píng zuò | Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); also called 水瓶座 |
| 宝生佛 | Bǎo shēng fó | Ratnasambhava Buddha |
| 宝兴 | Bǎo xīng | Baoxing county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 宝兴县 | Bǎo Xīng xiàn | Baoxing county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 宝莱坞 | Bǎo lái wù | Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India) |
| 宝葫芦 | bǎo hú lu | magic gourd, granting your every wish |
| 宝葫芦的秘密 | bǎo hú lu de mì mì | Secret of the magic gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tian'yi 张天翼 |
| 宝盖 | bǎo gài | name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40); see also 宀 |
| 宝蓝 | bǎo lán | sapphire blue |
| 宝丰县 | Bǎo fēng xiàn | Baofeng county in Pingdingshan 平顶山, Henan |
| 宝贝儿 | bǎo bèir | erhua variant of 宝贝, treasure; darling |
| 宝货 | bǎo huò | precious object; treasure |
| 宝钢 | bǎo gāng | Baosteel, China's largest steel maker |
| 宝钢集团 | bǎo gāng jí tuán | Baosteel, China's largest steel maker |