dàn

variant of 蜑[Dan4]

egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing

creature (虫) + 疋 = egg

虫 here refers broadly to reptiles and creatures that lay eggs. 疋 mainly lends the sound dàn; the creature radical carries the meaning.

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冰箱里有六个鸡

bīng xiāng lǐ yǒu liù gè jī dàn。

There are six eggs in the refrigerator.

她每天早上吃一个煮熟的

tā měi tiān zǎo shang chī yī gè zhǔ shú de dàn。

She eats one boiled egg every morning.

Words with 蛋

造型蛋糕

zào xíng dàn gāo

custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)

酪蛋白

lào dàn bái

casein (milk protein)

重油蛋糕

zhòng yóu dàn gāo

pound cake

铁蛋

tiě dàn

iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week

铁蛋子

tiě dàn zi

see 鐵球|铁球[tie3 qiu2]

鸡蛋

jī dàn

(chicken) egg

鸡蛋果

jī dàn guǒ

passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)

鸡蛋壳儿

jī dàn ké r

eggshell

鸡蛋清

jī dàn qīng

egg white

鸡蛋炒饭

jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

鸡蛋碰石头

jī dàn pèng shí tou

lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)

鸡蛋里挑骨头

jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg

More characters with 疋