蛋
egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing
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How 蛋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 延 (phonetic, yán)
How to remember it
egg · Heisig RSH #514
zoo + 虫 insect
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 延
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 延 (yán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延 sound component | yán | to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname |
| 诞 | dàn | to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday |
| 筵 | yán | bamboo mat; banquet, feast |
| 涎 | xián | saliva |
| 蜒 | yán | millipede |
Words containing 蛋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白蛋白 | bái dàn bái | albumin |
| 鸟不生蛋 | niǎo bù shēng dàn | (lit.) (a place where) birds don't lay eggs; (fig.) (of a place) remote and desolate |
| 高铁血红蛋白 | gāo tiě xuè hóng dàn bái | methemoglobin |
| 蛋白石 | dàn bái shí | opal |
| 蛋白光 | dàn bái guāng | opalescence |
| 血红蛋白 | xuè hóng dàn bái | hemoglobin |
| 打蛋器 | dǎ dàn qì | egg beater |
| 球蛋白 | qiú dàn bái | globulin |
| 角蛋白 | jiǎo dàn bái | keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc) |
| 微量白蛋白 | wēi liàng bái dàn bái | microalbumin |
| 新兵蛋子 | xīn bīng dàn zi | (coll.) (military) raw recruit; rookie |
| 蛋白 | dàn bái | egg white; protein; albumen |
| 老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 | lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn | If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is… |
| 蛋白素 | dàn bái sù | albumin |
| 铁蛋子 | tiě dàn zi | see 鐵球|铁球[tie3 qiu2] |
| 下蛋 | xià dàn | to lay eggs |
| 山药蛋 | shān yao dàn | (dialect) potato; (dialect) rube; yokel |
| 微管蛋白 | wēi guǎn dàn bái | tubulin |
| 太阳蛋 | tài yang dàn | fried egg; sunny-side-up egg |
| 蛋白质 | dàn bái zhì | protein |