蛋

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.

疋+虫→蛋
疋A bolt of clothPhonetic
虫CreatureSemantic

冰箱里有六个鸡蛋。

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蛋。

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

She eats one boiled egg every morning.

Words with 蛋

蛋蛋

dàn dàn

(coll.) balls (testicles)

脸蛋

liǎn dàn

cheek

鸡蛋

jī dàn

(chicken) egg

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

More characters with 疋

楚定是疏旋疑疐