Translingual [ edit ] Han character [ edit ] 卵 (radical 26, 卩 +5, 7 strokes, cangjie input HHSLI ), four-corner 77720 , composition 𠂑 卪 )
References [ edit ] KangXi: page 159 , character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2857
Dae Jaweon: page 365, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 313, character 4
Unihan data for U+5375 Chinese [ edit ] Glyph origin [ edit ] Pictogram (象形 spawn , egg .
Etymology 1 [ edit ] From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-row ( “ egg, nit ” ) . Cognate with Tibetan སྲོ་མ ( sro ma , “ egg of a louse, nit, small bubble ” ) .
鯤 OC *kuːn𡖉
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Note :
sō̤ng - vernacular;
lǔing - literary. Min Dong
Note :
lâung - vernacular;
luāng - literary. Min Nan
(Hokkien Xiamen Taipei Kaohsiung Tainan Sanxia Kinmen Magong Hsinchu Taichung
(Hokkien Quanzhou Lukang Philippines Jinjiang
(Hokkien Zhangzhou Yilan
(Hokkien Xiamen Quanzhou Zhangzhou mainstream Taiwanese )
Note :
nn̄g/nňg/nūi - vernacular;
loán - literary. Note :
neng6 - vernacular ("egg");
lang6 - literary ("testicle", "male genital") (also written as 𡳞 ). Wu
Note :
3lu - “egg”;
3loe - “penis”. Xiang
Rime
Character
卵 卵
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Initial (聲 )
來 來
Final (韻 )
桓 戈
Tone (調 )
Rising (X)
Rising (X)
Openness (開合 )
Closed
Closed
Division (等 )
I
I
Fanqie 盧 管 切郎 果 切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
/luɑnX /
/luɑX /
Pan
/lʷɑnX /
/luɑX /
Shao
/luɑnX /
/luɑX /
Edwin
/lwanX /
/lwaX /
Li
/luɑnX /
/luɑX /
Wang
/luɑnX /
/luɑX /
Bernard
/luɑnX /
/luɑX /
Expected
luǎn
luǒ
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
卵 卵
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern
luǎn
luǎn
Middle
‹ lwaX ›
‹ lwanX ›
Old
/*k.rˁorʔ/ (dialect: *-r > *-j)
/*k.rˁorʔ/
English
egg
egg
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
卵 卵
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
8639
8643
Phonetic
卵 卵
Rime
歌 元
Rime
3
3
Corresponding
裸 卵
Old
/*ɡ·roːlʔ/
/*ɡ·roːnʔ/
Definitions [ edit ] 卵
egg ; ovum ; roe ; spawn ( entomology ) fertilised egg ( regional ) testicles ( regional ) penis ; male genitals Synonyms [ edit ] Compounds [ edit ] Etymology 2 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of 卵 – see 𡳞 male genitalia ; penis ; etc.”). 卵 , is a variant form of 𡳞 .)
Japanese [ edit ] 卵
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji )
an egg Readings [ edit ] Compounds [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ] From 玉 ( tama , “ ball ” ) + 子 ( ko , “ child, small thing ” ) . The ko reading for 子 go as an instance of rendaku (連濁
Alternative forms [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] 卵 (hiragana たまご rōmaji tamago
an egg , including fish roe
1999 September 23, “ウィング・エッグ・エルフ [Wing Egg Elf]”, in Vol.5 , in Japanese), Konami , in Japanese), :たまご のカラに身 ( み ) を包 ( つつ ) む天 ( てん ) 使 ( し ) 。大 ( おお ) きな羽 ( はね ) で攻 ( こう ) 撃 ( げき ) を防 ( ふせ ) ぐ。Tamago no kara ni mi o tsutsumu tenshi. Ōki na hane de kōgeki o fusegu.An angel sheltered inside an egg shell. It fends off attacks with its massive wings. 2000 July 13, “Konami , in Japanese), :卵 ( たまご ) 子 ( こ ) 供 ( ども ) と間 ( ま ) 違 ( ちが ) えると痛 ( いた ) い目 ( め ) にあうぞ！Tamago no kara o kabutte iru doragon. Kodomo to machigaeru to itaime ni au zo!A dragon who shelters in an egg shell. Never mistake him for a literal baby! 2003 July 17, “Invader of Darkness ], in Japanese), Konami , in Japanese), :暗 ( あん ) 黒 ( こく ) 海 ( かい ) の主 ( ぬし ) として恐 ( おそ ) れられている巨 ( きょ ) 大 ( だい ) なシャケ。その卵 ( たまご ) 暗 ( あん ) 黒 ( こく ) 界 ( かい ) 一 ( いち ) の美 ( び ) 味 ( み ) として知 ( し ) られている。Ankokukai no nushi to shite osorerarete iru kyodai na shake. Sono tamago wa Ankokukaiichi no bimi to shiteshirarete iru. A giant salmon worst feared in the Dark Sea. Its roe is best known as the ultimate delicacy of the Dark World.
the beginning or start of something ( compare the uses of English terms kernel seed )
a beginner or rookie at something
1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1985], Fujiko F. Fujio , “山 やま 寺 でら How to Build a Spaceship ] (→ISBN ぼく、加 ( か ) 藤 ( とう ) 広 ( ひろ ) 康 ( やす ) 。イラストレーターの卵 ( たまご ) Boku, Katō Hiroyasu. Irasutorētā no tamago . My name’s Katō Hiroyasu. I’m a rookie illustrator. Usage notes [ edit ] This term in Japanese is nearly as broad in use as English egg laid by various oviparous organisms , and egg as used in cooking . For the more specific biological sense of ovum 卵子 ( ranshi ) .
Etymology 2 [ edit ] From Middle Chinese 卵 MC luɑnX
Pronunciation [ edit ] 卵 (hiragana らん rōmaji ran
an ovum References [ edit ] 卵 • (ran>nan )
Eumhun Sound (hangeul ): 란 >난 revised : ran, nan, McCune–Reischauer : ran, nan, Yale : lan, nan)Name (hangeul ): 알 revised : al, McCune–Reischauer : al, Yale : al)ovum Vietnamese [ edit ] Han character [ edit ] 卵 (noãn
Hán tự form of noãn Yonaguni [ edit ] 卵
Pronunciation [ edit ] 卵 (hiragana かいく゚ romaji kaingu
egg 
