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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
寶 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
寶 ＝ 宀 ＋ 玉 ＋ 貝 ＋ 缶
ㄅㄠˇ · bǎo
noun/adj — treasure; precious

字源 FORM — what the parts do

宀義a roof, the house
玉義jade — the king-like 王 inside is 玉
貝義a cowry shell, old money
缶聲fǒu — gives the sounda clay jar
{f,b}ITfǒu → bǎo — the {f,b} lips, tone shifts too
Under a roof (宀): jade (玉) and cowry money (貝), with 缶 fǒu lending the sound, worn from f to b. The precious things kept safe in the house: the treasure, 寶物, 國寶; then anything cherished, 寶貝, 寶貴.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

屋（宀）裡藏著玉（玉）和錢貝（貝）——這就是寶。
Inside the house (宀), jade (玉) and shell-money (貝) kept safe — the treasure.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)寶物、珍寶— treasure, precious thing常用
→國寶、寶貝— national treasure; darling常用
⇒寶貴— precious, valued常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
家＝ 宀 ＋ 豕jiāthe roof-mate — 家 keeps a pig 豕 under the roof; 寶 keeps jade and money缶fǒuthe sound-giver, buried low — the clay jar 缶 sits at the foot lending only its reading