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鸡蛋 (jī dàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

鸡蛋 (jī dàn) is a Chinese word: egg. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 鸡蛋

名 míng noun

egg

我早餐吃了两个鸡蛋。

wǒ zǎo cān chī le liǎng gè jī dàn

I ate two eggs for breakfast.

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Word breakdown

鸡 jī — chicken (the bird that lays the egg)

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 鹤立鸡群 hè lì jī qún — to stand out from the crowd HSK 7
    • 鹤 crane (symbolizing elegance and standing tall)
    • 立 to stand (indicating upright posture)
    • 鸡 chicken (representing ordinary people)
    • 群 group/flock (indicating the crowd or masses)
    Example

    她的才华让她在公司里鹤立鸡群。

    tā de cái huá ràng tā zài gōng sī lǐ hè lì jī qún

    Her talent makes her stand out in the company.

蛋 dàn — egg

Words with this character (3)
Structure & writing
1 鸡 jī — chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

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

consists of

1.1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
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对 duì to answer; to reply 服 fú clothing; garment 欢 huān joyful, happy 汉 hàn Han River (汉江), originating in southern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yangtze at Wuhan, Hubei 鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)
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双 shuāng two (often symmetrical, opposite of 单) 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated) 受 shòu to receive; to accept 变 biàn to change; to differ from before 戏 xì to play; to frolic
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报 bào newspaper; also refers to certain periodicals 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
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仅 jǐn only; merely 反 fǎn to flip over; to turn upside down 取 qǔ to take into one's hand 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 支 zhī to prop up; to support
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观 guān to observe carefully 餐 cān to eat (a meal)
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劝 quàn to persuade; to convince someone by presenting facts and reasoning 叉 chā fork (a utensil with two or more tines at one end and a handle at the other) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 艰 jiān difficult; not easy
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叙 xù to narrate, to chat 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
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侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 叹 tàn to sigh out of worry or sorrow 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)
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寝 qǐn to sleep 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 盈 yíng to be full; to fill up 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse)
1.2 鸟 niǎo — bird (warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, beak, and wings)
鸟 is a component in 10 characters
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鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)
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鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)
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岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)
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鸣 míng (of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet 鸽 gē pigeon; dove (bird with small wings, good at flying, feathers white/grey/dark purple; kept as homing pigeon or symbolic of peace) 鹅 é goose (domestic fowl with white or grey feathers, orange or dark-brown fleshy knob on forehead, long neck, flat wide bill, webbed feet) 鹏 péng the giant mythical bird in ancient legend
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鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage) 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

Stroke order

2 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

2.1 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
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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)
2.2 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)
虫 is a component in 28 characters
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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)
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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
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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

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