00861 Chinese character of 蛋 and pronounce daan6

The Chinese character【蛋】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes living things or food. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Animal eggs or food. Explanation: (1) Eggs with hard shells laid by birds and reptiles. For example: “eggs”, “duck eggs”, “hens lay eggs”. (2) Words of rebuke or abuse. Used to describe people or actions. Such as: “idiot”, “bad guy”, “get out”. (3) Something shaped like an egg. Such as: “face”.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【蛋】:dàn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【蛋】:daan6/daan2

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【蛋】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【蛋】, for example:Describe an organism or food , It means mainly animal eggs or food.Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【蛋】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【雞蛋、蛋殼】(Mandarin Pinyin:jī dàn 、dàn ké/ Cantonese Jyutping:gai1 daan2 、daan2 hok3)

To complete this character, you need 11 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


她煎了一個雞蛋作早餐。

She fried an egg for breakfast.


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