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蛋dàn

egg; egg-shaped object

蛋 means an egg or something egg-shaped; it appears in clear egg words such as 鸡蛋 and 蛋壳.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

蛋dàn

egg; egg-shaped object

蛋 means an egg or something egg-shaped; it appears in clear egg words such as 鸡蛋 and 蛋壳.

VARIANT COMPONENT

疋pǐ; yǎ

a bolt of cloth (pǐ); foot (yǎ)

Named by ZDIC as the sound side of 楚; both dictionary senses are kept separate.

In 蛋: variant component The upper form is a bound written form.

LOWER PIECE

虫chóng

insect; reptile

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 蛋: lower piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

dànTone 4
  • egg
  • egg-shaped object
  • 鸡蛋jīdànegg
  • 蛋壳dànkéeggshell

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