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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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