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红宝石 meaning in English

hóngbǎoshí

ruby

Traditional 紅寶石19 strokes

Meaning of 红宝石

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hóngbǎoshí
  1. ruby

红宝石 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

桌zhuō上shàng摆bǎi放fàng著zhù一yī瓶píng被bèi霜shuāng冻dòng漂piǎo白bái的de蕨jué类lèi植zhí物wù和hé红hóng宝bǎo石shí色sè的de枫fēng叶yè。
A vase of frost-bleached ferns and ruby-red maple leaves adorned the table.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

红 hóng · red · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  6. 6

宝 bǎo · jewel · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8

石 shí · stone · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 红宝石.

红色hóngsèred (color); revolutionary
石头shítoustone
石油shíyóuoil; petroleum
红酒hóngjiǔred wine
红茶hóngcháblack tea
宝贝bǎobèitreasured object; treasure
宝宝bǎobaodarling; baby
宝贵bǎoguìvaluable; precious
宝石bǎoshíprecious stone; gem
红包hóngbāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
化石huàshífossil
西红柿xīhóngshìtomato

Questions about 红宝石

What does 红宝石 mean?

红宝石 (hóngbǎoshí) means "ruby".

How do you write 红宝石?

红宝石 is made of 3 characters: 红 (6 strokes), 宝 (8 strokes), 石 (5 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 红宝石 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 红宝石 is written 紅寶石.