HSK 2 · Food

蛋

dàn

egg

Stroke order of 蛋

蛋 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

疋 over a worm-like 虫: a small creature curled inside a shell is an egg.

Parts: 疋 foot/roll + 虫 insect

Example sentence

我早上吃一个鸡蛋。

I eat an egg in the morning.

Words with 蛋

鸡蛋egg 蛋糕cake

More words: Food

饺子dumplings 方便面instant noodles 快餐fast food 面noodles; flour; face; side 米rice; meter 油oil 酒alcohol; wine 食物food 味道taste; flavour 饱full (after eating)熟cooked; ripe; familiar 碗bowl 筷子chopsticks 瓶bottle; measure word for bottles 瓶子bottle 闻to smell

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