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蛋

dàn

HSK 2 Character Measure word 个、打

What 蛋 means

1. egg
2. oval-shaped thing

Other readings

蛋 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Dànvariant of {蜑|Dàn}

Example sentences

• 笨蛋！
  Idiot!
• 混蛋！
  Bastards!
• 鸟下蛋。
  Niǎo xiàdàn.
  Birds lay eggs.
• 海龟下蛋。
  Hǎiguī xiàdàn.
  Turtles lay eggs.
• 她煮了蛋。
  She boiled the eggs.
• 完蛋了啦。
  We're done for.

Words starting with 蛋

• 蛋糕dàn gāocake
• 蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein
• 蛋白dàn báiegg white; protein; albumen
• 蛋黄dàn huángegg yolk
• 蛋壳dàn kéeggshell
• 蛋蛋dàn dàn(colloquial) balls (testicles)
• 蛋炒饭dàn chǎo fànegg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables)
• 蛋包dàn bāoomelet
• 蛋品dàn pǐnegg products; egg-based products
• 蛋塔dàn tǎegg tart
• 蛋清dàn qīng(colloquial) egg white
• 蛋酒dàn jiǔeggnog
• 蛋白光dàn bái guāngopalescence
• 蛋白石dàn bái shíopal
• 蛋白素dàn bái sùalbumin
• 蛋液dàn yèbeaten eggs
• 蛋卷dàn juǎnegg roll
• 蛋黄素dàn huáng sùlecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
• 蛋包饭dàn bāo fànomurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped…
• 蛋奶素dàn nǎi sùovo-lacto vegetarian
• 蛋鸡dàn jīlaying hen
• 蛋白粉dàn bái fěnprotein powder
• 蛋花汤dàn huā tāngclear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable; eggdrop soup
• 蛋奶冻dàn nǎi dòngcustard

Words containing 蛋

• 鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
• 脸蛋liǎn dàncheek; face
• 混蛋hún dànscoundrel; bastard; hoodlum
• 笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
• 坏蛋huài dànbad egg; scoundrel; bastard
• 完蛋wán dàn(colloquial) to be done for
• 王八蛋wáng bā dànbastard; son of a bitch
• 滚蛋gǔn dàn(slang) get out of here!; beat it!
• 下蛋xià dànto lay eggs
• 捣蛋dǎo dànto cause trouble; to stir up trouble
• 穷光蛋qióng guāng dànpoor wretch; pauper; destitute man
• 荷包蛋hé bāo dànpoached egg; egg fried on both sides
• 铁蛋tiě dàniron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each…
• 皮蛋pí dàncentury egg; preserved egg
• 茶叶蛋chá yè dàntea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
• 调皮捣蛋tiáo pí dǎo dànnaughty; mischievous; to act up
• 彩蛋cǎi dànpainted eggshell; Easter egg; (media) Easter egg…
• 冰蛋bīng dànfrozen eggs
• 喜蛋xǐ dànred-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby
• 操蛋cào dànlousy; rotten
• 种蛋zhǒng dànbreeding egg
• 立蛋lì dànegg balancing (activity popular in China at Lichun 立春; to stand an egg on its broad end
• 红蛋hóng dànred-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of…
• 转蛋zhuǎn dàntoy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

Characters that look like 蛋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 黄huángyellow; pornographic; to fall through
• 董dǒngto supervise; to direct; director
• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame
• 菱líng(bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
• 釜fǔkettle; cauldron
• 蛰zhéto hibernate

Sounds the same

Read dàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 但but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
• 弹crossball; bullet; shot
• 旦(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera…
• 淡insipid; diluted; weak
• 诞birth; birthday; brag
• 惮dread; fear; dislike
• 担picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load
• 氮nitrogen (chemistry)
• 澹tranquil; placid; quiet
• 石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ancient pr. shí
• 啖to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)
• 萏lotus