元宝

元寶
yuánbǎo
  1. a silver or gold ingot
  2. mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
  3. a name for ancient currency
  4. a rare genius

CEDICT

  1. (historical, numismatics) sycee; yuanbao (various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China)
  2. imitation sycee burnt as an offering as part of ancestral veneration (for Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival)
  3. sycee; yuanbao (various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China)

Wiktionary

  1. 重五十两的银锭。
  2. 我国古代上铸有「元宝」字样的钱。最早见于五代后晋高祖于天福年间所铸的「天福元宝」，元代世祖又以库银为元宝。后都泛指形似马蹄的银锭。

重編國語辭典

  1. 古代东亚铸成马蹄形的金锭或银锭，以银锭为主，常用作货币流通
  2. 指纸钱一类的迷信用品
  3. 用锡箔纸摺成元宝形状的纸钱

維基詞典

Homographs

元宝 Yuánbǎo Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōngshì, Liaoning

Entry Composition

1 元 yuán
  1. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  2. (bound form) first; original; primary
  3. (bound form) basic; fundamental
  4. (bound form) constituent; part
  5. (prefix) meta-
  6. (math.) argument; variable
  7. era (of a reign)
  8. (Tw) (geology) eon
=2 宝 bǎo variant of 宝 bǎo
=2 宝 bǎo
  1. jewel
  2. gem
  3. treasure
  4. precious

Containing this entry

元宝跳 yuánbǎotiào