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蛋 (dàn): egg

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noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: egg
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
Strokes: 11
Radical: 虫
Structure: 上下结构

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egg
oval-shaped thing
variant of 蜑[Dan4]

Chinese explanation

指鸟类、爬行动物等产的卵，如鸡蛋、鸟蛋
也指形状像蛋的东西，如脸蛋、山药蛋
在口语中有时用来骂人，表示对人的轻视或玩笑，如笨蛋、坏蛋。

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