Chinese name syllable
Syllable Pao
- 寶treasure; precious
- 保to protect; to keep; to guarantee
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- P
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters寶保
Pao is an older spelling of Mandarin bǎo; its meaning depends on the character, such as 寶 (treasure) or 保 (to protect).
Possible characters for Pao
- 寶
treasure; precious
Mandarin bǎo (Wade-Giles pao)
attested
- 保
to protect; to keep; to guarantee
Mandarin bǎo (Wade-Giles pao)
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Pao
Pao is the older Wade-Giles spelling of the Mandarin sound bǎo (bao in Hanyu Pinyin). The character 寶 (treasure; precious) is recorded with this spelling, and 保 (to protect) is also read bǎo. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Pao
Sources
- MDBG: 寶 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 寶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 保 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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