蛋

See also: 疍 and 卵

蛋	U+86CB, 蛋 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-86CB

← 蛊
[U+86CA]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蛌 →
[U+86CC]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

蛋 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓人中一戈 (NOLMI), four-corner 1713₆, composition ⿱疋虫)

Derived characters

𡐆, 𢳱, 𣼈, 𬿷, 𥕨, 𦄦, 𮕊, 𰳢

References

KangXi: page 1081, character 11

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32977

Dae Jaweon: page 1549, character 5

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2845, character 18

Unihan data for U+86CB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (延) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
唌	*l'aːn
誕	*l'aːnʔ
蜑	*l'aːnʔ
蛋	*l'aːns
硟	slan, l̥ʰjans
涎	ljan, lans
脠	l̥ʰan, hljan
梴	*l̥ʰan
鋋	ɦljan, lan
埏	hljan, lan
挻	*hljan
鯅	*hljan
延	lan, lans
筵	*lan
蜒	*lan
狿	lan, lans
郔	*lan
綖	*lan
莚	lan, lans

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'aːns) : phonetic 延 (OC *lan, *lans) + semantic 虫 (“snake, insect”). 延 is abbreviated to 疋.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		蛋
2nd round simp.		旦
alternative forms		疍蜑旦 informal (especially Cantonese)

蛋

From 彈 (MC dɑn^H, “pellet”) (Zhengzhang, 2003).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dàn (dan⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ
(Chengdu, SP): dan⁴
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дан (dan, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): daan⁶, daan^6-2
(Taishan, Wiktionary): an⁵, an^5*
Gan (Wiktionary): tan⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): than
(Meixian, Guangdong): tan⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): dan³
Min Dong (BUC): dáng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tàn / tān
(Teochew, Peng'im): dang³
Wu (Wiktionary): de (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): dan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàn
  - Wade–Giles: tan⁴
  - Yale: dàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dann
  - Palladius: дань (danʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: dan⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tan²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дан (dan, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tæ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daan⁶, daan^6-2
  - Yale: daahn, dáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶, daan^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: dan⁶, dan^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːn²²/, /taːn²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: an⁵, an^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /an³²/, /an³²⁻³²⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: tan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰan¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: than
  - Hakka Romanization System: tan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tan⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰan⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: tan⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰan⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: dan³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tæ̃⁴⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tàn
  - Tâi-lô: tàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daxn
  - IPA (Taipei): /tan¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /tan²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tān
  - Tâi-lô: tān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tan²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tan³³/

Note:

tàn - vernacular;
tān - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taŋ²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: de (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥e̞²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: dan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tan²¹/

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*l'aːns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蛋
Reading #	1/1
No.	14245
Phonetic component	延
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	憚
Old Chinese	/*l'aːns/
Notes	通作彈分化字，本蜑異構

Definitions

蛋

egg (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 隻／只 c)
雞蛋／鸡蛋 ― jīdàn ― chicken egg
蛋殼／蛋壳 ― dànké ― eggshell
egg-shaped object
跳蛋 ― tiàodàn ― love egg
(slang) ball; testicle
suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone
傻蛋 ― shǎdàn ― goofball
笨蛋 ― bèndàn ― fool
Alternative form of 蜑 (dàn).

Usage notes

A sign reading 鸡旦炒饭 ("[chicken] egg fried rice"), which uses 旦 instead of 蛋

Occasionally spelled with the character 旦 instead, especially in the menus of cha chaan tengs, as it is faster to write when taking orders).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蛋 (“egg (of a bird or reptile)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		卵
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蛋, 卵
Mandarin	Beijing	蛋, 子兒／子儿
	Taiwan	蛋
	Jinan	蛋
	Wanrong	蛋
	Wuhan	蛋
	Chengdu	蛋
	Guiyang	蛋
	Guilin	蛋
	Xuzhou	蛋
	Yangzhou	蛋
	Hefei	蛋
	Malaysia	蛋
	Singapore	蛋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蛋, 春
	Hong Kong	蛋, 春
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	春
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	春
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	春
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	春
	Macau	蛋, 春
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	春, 蛋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蛋
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	春
	Foshan	春, 蛋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	春
	Foshan (Shunde)	春
	Foshan (Sanshui)	春
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	春
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	春
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	春
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	春
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蛋
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蛋
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蛋
	Taishan	蛋
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蛋
	Enping (Niujiang)	蛋
	Heshan (Yayao)	蛋
	Dongguan	春
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	春
	Yangjiang	蛋, 春
	Nanning	蛋
	Wuzhou	蛋
	Yulin	蛋
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蛋
	Beihai	蛋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蛋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蛋
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蛋
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	子
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蛋
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蛋
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蛋
	Móng Cái	蛋
Gan	Nanchang	蛋
Hakka	Meixian	卵, 春, 蛋
	Xingning	春
	Dabu (Xihe)	春
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	春
	Huiyang	春
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	春
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	春
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	春
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	春
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	春
	Wuhua (Changbu)	春
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	春
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	春
	Wengyuan	春
	Liannan	春
	Conghua (Lütian)	春
	Jiexi	卵
	Luhe	卵
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	卵
	Changting	蛋
	Wuping	蛋
	Wuping (Yanqian)	蛋
	Liancheng	卵
	Ninghua	蛋
	Tonggu (Sandu)	蛋
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	蛋
	Dayu	蛋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	卵, 春
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	卵, 春
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	卵, 春
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	卵, 春
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	卵, 春
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	卵
	Hong Kong	春, 蛋
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	春
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	春
	Xinyi (Sihe)	春
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	蛋
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	春
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	蛋
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	蛋
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	蛋
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	蛋
	Mengshan (Xihe)	春
	Luchuan	蛋
	Sabah (Longchuan)	春
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	春
	Senai (Huiyang)	春
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	春
	Singkawang	春
Jin	Taiyuan	蛋
Min Bei	Jian'ou	卵
	Songxi	卵
	Zhenghe	卵
	Jianyang	卵
	Wuyishan	卵
Min Dong	Fuzhou	卵
	Changle	卵
	Lianjiang	卵
	Fuqing	卵
	Pingtan	卵
	Yongtai	卵
	Minqing	卵
	Gutian	卵
	Pingnan	卵
	Luoyuan	卵
	Fu'an	卵
	Ningde	卵
	Xiapu	卵
	Zherong	卵
	Shouning	卵
	Zhouning	卵
	Fuding	卵
	Matsu	卵
Min Nan	Xiamen	卵
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	卵
	Quanzhou	卵
	Jinjiang	卵
	Nan'an	卵
	Shishi	卵
	Hui'an	卵
	Anxi	卵
	Yongchun	卵
	Dehua	卵
	Zhangzhou	卵
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	卵
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	卵
	Hua'an	卵
	Nanjing	卵
	Pinghe	卵
	Zhangpu	卵
	Yunxiao	卵
	Zhao'an	卵
	Dongshan	卵
	Taipei	卵
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	卵
	Kaohsiung	卵
	Yilan	卵
	Changhua (Lukang)	卵
	Taichung	卵
	Taichung (Wuqi)	卵
	Tainan	卵
	Taitung	卵
	Hsinchu	卵
	Kinmen	卵
	Penghu (Magong)	卵
	Penang (Hokkien)	卵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	卵
	Manila (Hokkien)	卵
	Longyan	卵
	Zhangping	卵
	Datian	卵
	Chaozhou	卵
	Shantou	卵
	Shantou (Chenghai)	卵
	Jieyang	卵
	Haifeng	卵
	Bangkok (Teochew)	卵
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	卵
	Singapore (Teochew)	卵
	Leizhou	卵
	Wenchang	卵
	Haikou	卵
	Singapore (Hainanese)	卵
Puxian Min	Putian	卵
Puxian Min	Xianyou	卵
Min Zhong	Yong'an	卵
	Sanyuan	卵
	Shaxian	卵
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	春
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	蛋
	Suzhou	蛋
	Danyang	蛋
	Ningbo	蛋
	Wenzhou	卵
	Jinhua	卵
Xiang	Changsha	蛋
Xiang	Shuangfeng	蛋

Dialectal synonyms of 睪丸／睾丸 (“testicle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		外腎／外肾, 腎／肾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		睪丸／睾丸, 精巢
Mandarin	Beijing	卵子兒／卵子儿, 卵包子, 小蛋兒／小蛋儿
	Taiwan	蛋蛋
	Harbin	卵子兒／卵子儿
	Jinan	球蛋
	Luoyang	蛋子兒／蛋子儿, 蛋
	Wanrong	子
	Xi'an	蛋子兒／蛋子儿
	Yinchuan	卵子
	Lanzhou	脬子兒／脬子儿, 腎／肾
	Ürümqi	脬卵子, 卵子
	Wuhan	卵子, 卵蛋, 卵坨
	Chengdu	卵, 卵蛋, 蛋蛋, 卵子, 敲敲兒／敲敲儿
	Guiyang	卵蛋
	Liuzhou	卵考子, 考子
	Yangzhou	卵蛋, 卵子子
	Nanjing	卵子
	Singapore	球
Cantonese	Guangzhou	春子
	Hong Kong	春, 春子, 春核, 波子
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	核
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	核春
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	核仁
	Kaiping (Chikan)	春牯
	Dongguan	春核
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	卵子
	Hepu (Shatian)	卵脬仁
	Guiping	核子
	Guiping (Mule)	𨳍卵
	Pingnan	核卵
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	核仔
	Guigang (Pingdong)	核仁
	Beihai	卵仁
	Beihai (Nankang)	卵仁
	Beihai (Yingpan)	卵仁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	卵仁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	卵核
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	卵核
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	春仔
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	卵
	Móng Cái	卵核
Gan	Lichuan	順子／顺子
Gan	Pingxiang	卵坨子
Hakka	Meixian	核卵
	Dabu (Xihe)	核卵仁
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	核卵
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	核卵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	核卵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	核卵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	核卵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	核卵
	Jiexi	核卵
	Changting	卵子
	Yongding	核卵
	Yongding (Xiayang)	核卵仁
	Yongding (Gaobei)	核卵
	Yongding (Hukeng)	核卵
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	核卵
	Liancheng (Peitian)	卵子
	Liancheng (Juxi)	核卵
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	核卵
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	核卵
	Yudu	卵子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	核卵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	核卵
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	核卵
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	核卵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	核卵
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	核卵
	Hong Kong	核卵
	Sabah (Longchuan)	核卵
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	核卵仁
	Senai (Huiyang)	核
	Singkawang	核卵
	Bangkok (Meixian)	核卵
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	核卵
Huizhou	Jixi	卵子
Jin	Pingyao	堆兒／堆儿, 蛋
Jin	Xinzhou	蛋籽子
Min Dong	Fuzhou	𡳞核子, 𡳞核
	Changle	𡳞核子
	Fuqing	𡳞核子
	Yongtai	𡳞脬子
	Gutian	𡳞核子
	Fu'an	𡳞脬子
	Ningde	𡳞脬子
	Shouning	𡳞脬子
	Zhouning	尿脬子
	Fuding	卵脬子
Min Nan	Xiamen	𡳞核, 腎子／肾子
	Quanzhou	𡳞核, 腎子／肾子
	Jinjiang	𡳞核
	Yongchun	𡳞核, 𡳞核子
	Zhangzhou	𡳞核, 腎子／肾子
	Zhao'an	𡳞核
	Taipei	𡳞核
	Taipei (Wanhua)	𡳞脬核仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	𡳞核
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	𡳞核
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	𡳞核仔, 𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	𡳞核
	Yilan	𡳞核
	Yilan (Toucheng)	𡳞核仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Taichung	𡳞核仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	𡳞核
	Tainan	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔, 腎子／肾子
	Tainan (Anping)	𡳞核
	Taitung	𡳞核仔
	Hsinchu	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Kinmen	𡳞核
	Penghu (Magong)	𡳞核
	Penghu (Xiyu)	𡳞核
	Penang (Hokkien)	𡳞核, 核, 𡳞脬子
	Singapore (Hokkien)	𡳞核, 腎子／肾子, 𡳞脬子
	Manila (Hokkien)	𡳞核
	Chaozhou	核
	Shantou	𡳞核
	Shantou (Chenghai)	𡳞核
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	𡳞核
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	𡳞核
	Jieyang	𡳞核, 𡳞仁
	Haifeng	𡳞脬核
	Bangkok (Teochew)	𡳞核
	Leizhou	𡳞脬子, 𡳞脬核, 核子
	Wenchang	𡳞仁
	Haikou	𡳞脬仁
Puxian Min	Putian (Donghai)	𡳞核
Min Zhong	Sanyuan	石核
Min Zhong	Shaxian	尿脬核
Shaojiang Min	Mingxi	腎肚子／肾肚子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	卵子
Wu	Shanghai	卵子
	Suzhou	卵子
	Danyang	卵脬黃／卵脬黄, 卵子黃／卵子黄
	Hangzhou	卵子
	Ningbo	卵黃／卵黄, 卵袋黃／卵袋黄
	Wenzhou	卵子, 卵袋子, 陰袋子／阴袋子
	Jinhua	老核子
Xiang	Loudi	考子, 卵子

Compounds

Derived terms from 蛋

下蛋 (xiàdàn, “to lay an egg”)
倒蛋
傻蛋 (shǎdàn)
光蛋 (guāngdàn)
完蛋 (wándàn)
屎蛋 (shǐdàn)
巨蛋 (jùdàn)
暖蛋
核蛋白 (hédànbái)
毛蛋 (máodàn)
混蛋 (húndàn)
炒蛋 (chǎodàn)
王八蛋 (wángbadàn)
球蛋白 (qiúdànbái)
生蛋 (shēngdàn, “to lay an egg”)
番茄炒蛋 (fānqié chǎodàn)
白煮蛋
白蛋白 (báidànbái, “albumin”)
皮蛋 (pídàn)
瞎炒蛋
笨蛋 (bèndàn)
胃蛋白酶 (wèidànbáiméi)
胰蛋白酶 (yídànbáiméi)
荷包蛋 (hébāodàn)
蛋中挑刺
蛋卷 (dànjuǎn)
蛋塔 (dàntǎ, “egg tart”)
蛋家
蛋散 (dànsǎn)
蛋清 (dànqīng)
蛋白 (dànbái)

蛋白尿 (dànbáiniào)
蛋糕 (dàngāo)
蛋青
蜘蛛抱蛋
起司蛋糕 (qǐsī dàngāo)
酪蛋白 (làodànbái)
鬼扯蛋
下蛋雞／下蛋鸡
吃鴨蛋／吃鸭蛋
壞蛋／坏蛋 (huàidàn)
山藥蛋／山药蛋 (shānyaodàn)
掛球蛋／挂球蛋
搗蛋／捣蛋 (dǎodàn)
搗蛋鬼／捣蛋鬼 (dǎodànguǐ)
海綿蛋糕／海绵蛋糕 (hǎimián dàngāo)
渾蛋／浑蛋
滷蛋／卤蛋 (lǔdàn)
滾蛋／滚蛋 (gǔndàn)
烏魚蛋／乌鱼蛋
烏鴉閃蛋／乌鸦闪蛋
窮光蛋／穷光蛋 (qióngguāngdàn)
節蛋／节蛋
糊塗蛋／糊涂蛋 (hútudàn)
紅蛋／红蛋 (hóngdàn)
纖維蛋白／纤维蛋白
膠元蛋白／胶元蛋白
臉蛋／脸蛋 (liǎndàn)
臥蛋／卧蛋
茶葉蛋／茶叶蛋 (cháyèdàn)
草雞蛋／草鸡蛋
蛋彩畫／蛋彩画

蛋戶／蛋户
蛋撻／蛋挞 (dàntà, “egg tart”)
蛋殼／蛋壳 (dànké)
蛋白質／蛋白质 (dànbáizhì)
蛋雞／蛋鸡 (dànjī)
蛋頭／蛋头
蛋餅／蛋饼 (dànbǐng)
蛋黃／蛋黄 (dànhuáng)
蛋黃精／蛋黄精
蛋黃醬／蛋黄酱 (dànhuángjiàng, “mayonnaise”)
血漿蛋白／血浆蛋白 (xuèjiāngdànbái)
血紅蛋白／血红蛋白 (xuèhóng dànbái)
調皮搗蛋／调皮捣蛋
軟殼雞蛋／软壳鸡蛋
軟雞蛋／软鸡蛋
雞蛋／鸡蛋 (jīdàn)
雞蛋餅／鸡蛋饼
雞飛蛋打／鸡飞蛋打 (jīfēidàndǎ)
飛機下蛋／飞机下蛋
鬆蛋包／松蛋包
鳳凰蛋／凤凰蛋
鴕鳥蛋／鸵鸟蛋
鴨蛋／鸭蛋 (yādàn)
鴨蛋圓／鸭蛋圆
鴨蛋粉／鸭蛋粉
鴨蛋臉／鸭蛋脸
鴨蛋臉兒／鸭蛋脸儿
鴨蛋青／鸭蛋青
鵝蛋臉兒／鹅蛋脸儿
鹹蛋／咸蛋 (xiándàn)
鹹鴨蛋／咸鸭蛋 (xiányādàn)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		蛋
alternative forms		單／单端

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): toaⁿ
(Teochew, Peng'im): duan¹

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tuann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dvoaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tuã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tuã⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: duan¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tuaⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tũã³³/

Definitions

蛋

(Min Nan) unlaid egg of a fowl

Compounds

卵蛋
呼蛋

歇蛋
破蛋

雞蛋／鸡蛋

Japanese

Kanji

蛋

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

an egg

Readings

Go-on: だん (dan)
Kan-on: たん (tan)
Kun: たまご (tamago, 蛋)

Compounds

蛋(たん)白(ぱく) (tanpaku): protein; egg white
蛋(たん)白(ぱく)質(しつ) (tanpakushitsu): protein
蛋(たん)白(ぱく)尿(にょう) (tanpakunyō): albuminuria
蛋(たん)白(ぱく)分(ぶん)解(かい)酵(こう)素(そ) (tanpaku bunkai kōso): protease, an enzyme that breaks down protein
蛋(たん)白(ぱく)消(しょう)化(か)酵(こう)素(そ) (tanpaku shōka kōso): protease, an enzyme that breaks down protein
蛋(たん)白(ぱく)石(せき) (tanpakuseki): opal
蛋(たん)民(みん) (tanmin): the Tanka ethnic group of southern China

Usage notes

Seldom used in Japanese. Not used in isolation.

The egg sense and tamago reading is more commonly spelled either 玉子 or 卵.

Korean

Hanja

蛋 • (dan) (hangeul 단)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蛋: Hán Nôm readings: đản

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