Meaning
egg; oval shaped
Chinese: 蛋，也可作口语词素。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dan” becomes a different word in each tone. 蛋 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
- 蛋糕dàn gāocake
- 蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein
- 笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
- 完蛋wán dàn(coll.) to be done for
Example Sentence
早餐我吃了一个鸡蛋。Zǎo cān wǒ chī le yí ge jī dàn.I ate an egg for breakfast.
早餐Zǎo cānbreakfast我wǒI吃chīto eat了le(completed action)一个yí gea鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg。