通寶

通寶

See also: 通宝

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (通寶)		通	寶
simp. (通宝)		通	宝

Etymology

通 (“to circulate”) +‎ 寶 (“sycee or yuanbao”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōngbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōngbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tongbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung¹-pao³
    • Yale: tūng-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongbao
    • Palladius: тунбао (tunbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

通寶

1. (archaic) tongbao, an inscription used for cash coins in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam (from 8th century until 20th century).

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (通寶):

• → Japanese: 通宝(つうほう) (tsūhō)
• → Korean: 통보(通寶) (tongbo)
• → Vietnamese: thông bảo (通寶)

See also

• 五銖／五铢
• 方孔錢／方孔钱 (fāngkǒngqián)
• 元寶／元宝 (yuánbǎo)
• 寶鈔／宝钞 (bǎochāo)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
通	寶
つう Grade: 2	ほう Hyōgaiji

Noun

通(つう)寶(ほう) • (tsūhō)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 通宝)

1. Kyūjitai form of 通宝

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Korean

Hanja in this term
通	寶

Noun

通寶 • (tongbo) (hangeul 통보)

1. Hanja form^? of 통보.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
通	寶

Noun

通寶

1. chữ Hán form of thông bảo.