Word

蛋糕 (dàn gāo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 蛋糕

名 míng noun

cake

我喜欢吃生日蛋糕。

wǒ xǐ huan chī shēng rì dàn gāo

I like to eat birthday cake.

Word breakdown

蛋 dàn — egg (indicating egg-based ingredient)

1 鸡蛋 jī dàn — egg HSK 1
- 鸡 chicken (the bird that lays the egg)
- 蛋 egg
Example

我早餐吃了两个鸡蛋。

wǒ zǎo cān chī le liǎng gè jī dàn

I ate two eggs for breakfast.
2 蛋白质 dàn bái zhì — protein HSK 6
- 蛋 egg
- 白 white (referring to egg white)
- 质 substance, matter
Example

鸡蛋含有丰富的蛋白质。

jī dàn hán yǒu fēng fù de dàn bái zhì

Eggs contain abundant protein.
3 笨蛋 bèn dàn — idiot HSK 7
- 笨 stupid, dumb
- 蛋 derogatory suffix for people
Example

别叫我笨蛋。

bié jiào wǒ bèn dàn

Don't call me an idiot.

糕 gāo — cake/pastry (baked flour-based food)

1 糟糕 zāo gāo — terrible HSK 5
- 糟 bad, poor (originally 'dregs')
- 糕 intensifies the negative meaning
Example

糟糕，我忘记带钱包了！

zāo gāo wǒ wàng jì dài qián bāo le

Oh no, I forgot to bring my wallet!
2 雪糕 xuě gāo — ice cream bar HSK 5
- 雪 snow; refers to the frozen, icy nature of the dessert
- 糕 cake; refers to it being a sweet confection or food product
Example

夏天我最喜欢吃雪糕。

xià tiān wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī xuě gāo

In summer, I like eating ice cream bars the most.

Structure & writing

1 蛋 dàn — egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized

蛋 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 疋 yǎ — elegant, refined; classical

疋 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized

HSK 3

定 dìng calm; stable 楚 chǔ vitex (a type of deciduous shrub, as referenced in classical texts)

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嚏 tì (lit.) to sneeze 婿 xù husband 疏 shū sparse; wide apart (opposite of 密)

1.2 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)

虫 is a component in 28 characters

HSK 1

蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized

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虽 suī although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)

HSK 5

独 dú single; alone 蛇 shé snake; a legless, scaly reptile, often venomous 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids 蝶 dié butterfly 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter

HSK 6

虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) 蚁 yǐ ant (small insect living in colonies, typically black, brown, or red, with threadlike or clubbed antennae and a narrow waist) 蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 蜂 fēng bee, wasp, or hornet; a hymenopteran insect with a venomous sting 蜜 mì honey, the thick sweet liquid produced by bees from flower nectar

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融 róng melt; soften when heated

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浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell) 蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 蚊 wén mosquito

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蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 蛙 wā frog (amphibian that hatches from eggs as tadpoles, with no tail, long hind legs, short forelegs, and webbed toes; good at jumping and swimming; feeds on insects, beneficial to agriculture) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum) 蝇 yíng fly (insect); housefly 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 螺 luó snail or spiral-shelled mollusk (e.g. freshwater snail, conch, screw snail) 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen 蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest

Stroke order

2 糕 gāo — cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕

糕 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 米 mǐ — husked grain; esp. husked rice

米 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 3

料 liào to look after; to manage 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕糖 táng carbohydrate (organic compound class including monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides)

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断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long) 粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance 迷 mí unable to distinguish; lost the ability to discern or judge

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类 lèi kind; category; a group of similar things 粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 糟 zāo dregs left over from brewing wine

HSK 6

粉 fěn fine powder 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object 粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains) 粽 zòng sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

HSK 7

奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 屎 shǐ feces; excrement 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 眯 mī to squint; to narrow the eyes 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

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粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 粪 fèn feces; excrement 粹 cuì pure; unmixed 糙 cāo brown rice; unhulled rice with bran intact 麟 lín (lit.) qilin (mythical creature resembling a large deer with horns and scales)

2.2 羊 yáng — sheep or goat (mammal with horns, including domestic breeds like sheep and goats, and wild species like gazelles and antelopes; wool, hide, bone, and horn used as industrial materials; meat and milk edible)

羊 is a component in 20 characters

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样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs

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着 zhuó to wear (clothing)

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