蛋 (dàn): egg
蛋 (dàn) is a Chinese character meaning “egg.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疋 (structural) and 虫 (semantic). It ranks #1379 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蛋 insect. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 虽 (suī, although), 虫 (chóng, insect), 蛇 (shé, snake).
Definitions
- egg
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 蛋
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混蛋noun | hún dàn | scoundrel |
| 笨蛋noun | bèn dàn | (mild insult) fool |
| 完蛋verb | wán dàn | (coll.) to be done for |
| 坏蛋noun | huài dàn | bad egg |
| 滚蛋verb | gǔn dàn | (slang) get out of here! |
| 蛋蛋adverb | dàn dàn | (coll.) balls (testicles) |
| 脸蛋noun | liǎn dàn | cheek |
| 蛋白noun | dàn bái | egg white |
| 捣蛋verb | dǎo dàn | to cause trouble |
| 蛋卷noun | dàn juǎn | egg roll |
| 浑蛋 | hún dàn | variant of 混蛋 |
| 蛋黄noun | dàn huáng | egg yolk |
| 穷光蛋noun | qióng guāng dàn | poor wretch |
| 下蛋verb | xià dàn | to lay eggs |
| 蛋壳noun | dàn ké | eggshell |
蛋 appears in 101 compound words: 35 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蛋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
早餐吃一个鸡蛋，营养丰富又健康。
Zǎocān chī yí gè jīdàn, yíngyǎng fēngfù yòu jiànkāng.
Eating an egg for breakfast is nutritious and healthy.
低糖零食有哪些?魔芋爽、原味海苔、蛋白棒可以吗
dī táng líng shí yǒu nǎ xiē ? mó 芋 shuǎng , yuán wèi hǎi 苔 , dàn bái bàng kě yǐ ma
What are the low-sugar snacks? Can konjac cool, original seaweed, and protein bars be accepted?
不升糖的食品有哪些?绿叶菜、鸡蛋、豆腐几乎不升糖吗
bù shēng táng de shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? lǜ xié cài , jī dàn , dòu fǔ jī hū bù shēng táng ma
What are the foods that do not raise blood sugar? Green leafy vegetables, eggs, and tofu hardly raise sugar
汉神巨蛋稳居高雄百货王 百货商圈概念宅成市场焦点...
hàn shén jù dàn wěn jū gāo xióng bǎi huò wáng bǎi huò shāng juān gài niàn zhái chéng shì chǎng jiāo diǎn . . .
Hanshin Dome is firmly in the king of Kaohsiung Department Stores, and the concept of department store business district has become the focus of the market...
大巨蛋影厅变喜宴场 280人看完电影开饭
dà jù dàn yǐng tīng biàn xǐ yàn chǎng 2 8 0 rén kàn wán diàn yǐng kāi fàn
The theater hall of the Grand Dome turned into a banquet for 280 people to start eating after watching the movie
大年初一,浙大发顶刊论文:用人工智能为膜蛋白造“装..
dà nián chū yī , zhè dà fā dǐng kān lún wén yòng rén gōng zhì néng wéi mó dàn bái zào zhuāng . .
On the first day of the Chinese New Year, ZJU published a top paper on the use of artificial intelligence for membrane proteins...
想再要一点蛋糕吗？
Xiǎng zài yào yīdiǎn dàngāo ma?
Would you care for some more cake?
我可以再吃一块蛋糕吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ zài chī yīkuài dàngāo ma?
May I have another piece of cake?
东京巨蛋的电话号码是多少？
Dōngjīng jùdàn de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao?
What's the number for the Tokyo Dome?
你想要来些炒蛋吗？
Nǐ xiǎngyào lái xiē chǎodàn ma?
Would you like some scrambled egg?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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