蛋 dàn eggs
怎么记住“蛋”: 疋 bolt of cloth + 虫 insect = eggs. The biology student lays a bolt of cloth over the box so the rare insect can lay its tiny eggs in peace.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
蛋 = 疋 bolt of cloth + 虫 insect
- 疋 bolt of cloth sound
- 虫 insect meaning
The biology student lays a bolt of cloth over the box so the rare insect can lay its tiny eggs in peace.
How it came to be
The insect part gives the meaning, with snake eggs in mind, and the top is a shortened sound part.
用法
- Egg: 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) chicken egg, 蛋糕 (dàngāo) cake, 蛋白质 (dànbáizhì) protein.
- As a suffix it forms mild insults: 笨蛋 (bèndàn) idiot, 坏蛋 (huàidàn) bad guy.
含“蛋”的词语
例句
- 这有一块蛋糕。 Zhè yǒu yī kuài dàngāo.Here's a piece of cake.
- 鸡蛋破了。 Jīdàn pò le.The egg is broken.