| 宝 bǎo |
| treasure ; preciousness |
| 宝贝 bǎo bèi |
| 财宝 cái bǎo | |
There are “shellfish” (symbolizing richness) and “jade”(symbolizing jewelry) in a house. 缶(a container, indicating household utensils) is added to some forms of this character. As all of them were considered treasures, its original meaning was “valuable or precious items” |