蛋

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egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

虫 meaning “insect” + 延 sound ( yán )

Components 疋虫

egg · Heisig RSH #514

zoo + 虫 insect

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
鸡蛋	jī dàn	(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個\|个[ge4],打[da2]
白蛋白	bái dàn bái	albumin
鸟不生蛋	niǎo bù shēng dàn	(lit.) (a place where) birds don't lay eggs; (fig.) (of a place) remote and desolate
高铁血红蛋白	gāo tiě xuè hóng dàn bái	methemoglobin
蛋白石	dàn bái shí	opal
蛋白光	dàn bái guāng	opalescence
血红蛋白	xuè hóng dàn bái	hemoglobin
打蛋器	dǎ dàn qì	egg beater
球蛋白	qiú dàn bái	globulin
角蛋白	jiǎo dàn bái	keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)
微量白蛋白	wēi liàng bái dàn bái	microalbumin
新兵蛋子	xīn bīng dàn zi	(coll.) (military) raw recruit; rookie
蛋白	dàn bái	egg white; protein; albumen
老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋	lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn	If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is…
蛋白素	dàn bái sù	albumin
铁蛋子	tiě dàn zi	see 鐵球\|铁球[tie3 qiu2]
下蛋	xià dàn	to lay eggs
山药蛋	shān yao dàn	(dialect) potato; (dialect) rube; yokel
微管蛋白	wēi guǎn dàn bái	tubulin
太阳蛋	tài yang dàn	fried egg; sunny-side-up egg

Characters sharing the sound component 延 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
延 sound part	yán	to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
诞	dàn	to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday
筵	yán	bamboo mat; banquet, feast
涎	xián	saliva
蜒	yán	millipede