蛋

See also: 疍 and 卵

Translingual

Han character

蛋 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓人中一戈 (NOLMI), four-corner 1713₆, composition ⿱疋虫)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1081, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32977
• Dae Jaweon: page 1549, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2845, character 18
• Unihan data for U+86CB

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		蛋
alternative forms		疍 蜑 旦 second round simplified

蛋

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (延) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
唌	*l'aːn
誕	*l'aːnʔ
蜑	*l'aːnʔ
蛋	*l'aːns
硟	*slan, *l̥ʰjans
涎	*ljan, *lans
脠	*l̥ʰan, *hljan
梴	*l̥ʰan
鋋	*ɦljan, *lan
埏	*hljan, *lan
挻	*hljan
鯅	*hljan
延	*lan, *lans
筵	*lan
蜒	*lan
狿	*lan, *lans
郔	*lan
綖	*lan
莚	*lan, *lans

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'aːns) : phonetic 延 (OC *lan, *lans) + semantic 虫 (“snake, insect”). 延 is abbreviated to 疋.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 彈?”)

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蛋

1. egg (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 隻／只 c)

   雞蛋／鸡蛋  ―  jīdàn  ―  chicken egg

   蛋殼／蛋壳  ―  dànké  ―  eggshell

2. egg-shaped object

   跳蛋  ―  tiàodàn  ―  love egg

3. (slang) ball; testicle
4. suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone

   傻蛋  ―  shǎdàn  ―  goofball

5. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 蜑 (dàn).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蛋 (“egg (of a bird or reptile)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		卵
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蛋, 卵
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蛋, 子兒
	Taiwan	蛋
	Malaysia	蛋
	Singapore	蛋
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	蛋
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	蛋
	Xuzhou	蛋
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蛋
	Wuhan	蛋
	Guiyang	蛋
	Guilin	蛋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	蛋
	Hefei	蛋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蛋, 春
	Hong Kong	蛋, 春
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	春
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	春
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	春
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	春
	Macau	蛋, 春
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	春, 蛋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蛋
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	春
	Foshan	春, 蛋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	春
	Foshan (Shunde)	春
	Foshan (Sanshui)	春
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	春
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	春
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	春
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	春
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蛋
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蛋
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蛋
	Taishan	蛋
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蛋
	Enping (Niujiang)	蛋
	Heshan (Yayao)	蛋
	Dongguan	春
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	春
	Yangjiang	蛋, 春
	Nanning	蛋
	Wuzhou	蛋
	Yulin	蛋
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蛋
	Beihai	蛋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蛋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蛋
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蛋
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	子
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蛋
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蛋
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蛋
	Móng Cái	蛋
Gan	Nanchang	蛋
	Lichuan	蛋
	Pingxiang	架架
	Jianning	蛋
	Taining	卵
Hakka	Meixian	卵, 春, 蛋
	Xingning	春
	Dabu (Xihe)	春
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	春
	Huiyang	春
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	春
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	春
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	春
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	春
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	春
	Wuhua (Changbu)	春
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	春
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	春
	Wengyuan	春
	Liannan	春
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	春
	Jiexi	卵
	Luhe	卵
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	卵
	Changting	蛋
	Wuping	蛋
	Wuping (Yanqian)	蛋
	Liancheng	卵
	Ninghua	蛋
	Tonggu (Sandu)	蛋
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	蛋
	Dayu	蛋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	卵, 春
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	卵, 春
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	卵, 春
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	卵, 春
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	卵, 春
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	卵
	Hong Kong	春, 蛋
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	春
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	春
	Xinyi (Sihe)	春
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	蛋
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	春
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	蛋
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	蛋
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	蛋
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	蛋
	Mengshan (Xihe)	春
	Luchuan	蛋
	Sabah (Longchuan)	春
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	春
	Senai (Huiyang)	春
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	春
	Singkawang	春
Jin	Taiyuan	蛋
Northern Min	Jian'ou	卵
	Songxi	卵
	Zhenghe	卵
	Jianyang	卵
	Wuyishan	卵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	卵
	Fuzhou (Changle)	卵
	Lianjiang	卵
	Fuqing	卵
	Pingtan	卵
	Yongtai	卵
	Minqing	卵
	Gutian	卵
	Pingnan	卵
	Luoyuan	卵
	Fu'an	卵
	Ningde	卵
	Xiapu	卵
	Zherong	卵
	Shouning	卵
	Zhouning	卵
	Fuding	卵
	Matsu	卵
Southern Min	Xiamen	卵
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	卵
	Quanzhou	卵
	Jinjiang	卵
	Nan'an	卵
	Shishi	卵
	Hui'an	卵
	Anxi	卵
	Yongchun	卵
	Dehua	卵
	Zhangzhou	卵
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	卵
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	卵
	Hua'an	卵
	Nanjing	卵
	Pinghe	卵
	Zhangpu	卵
	Yunxiao	卵
	Zhao'an	卵
	Dongshan	卵
	Taipei	卵
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	卵
	Kaohsiung	卵
	Yilan	卵
	Changhua (Lukang)	卵
	Taichung	卵
	Taichung (Wuqi)	卵
	Tainan	卵
	Taitung	卵
	Hsinchu	卵
	Kinmen	卵
	Penghu (Magong)	卵
	Penang (Hokkien)	卵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	卵
	Manila (Hokkien)	卵
	Longyan	卵
	Zhangping	卵
	Datian	卵
	Chaozhou	卵
	Shantou	卵
	Shantou (Chenghai)	卵
	Jieyang	卵
	Haifeng	卵
	Bangkok (Teochew)	卵
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	卵
	Singapore (Teochew)	卵
	Leizhou	卵
	Wenchang	卵
	Haikou	卵
	Singapore (Hainanese)	卵
Puxian Min	Putian	卵
	Xianyou	卵
Central Min	Yong'an	卵
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	卵
	Sanming (Shaxian)	卵
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	卵
	Guangze	卵
	Jiangle	卵
	Mingxi	卵
	Shunchang	卵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	春
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	蛋
	Suzhou	蛋
	Danyang	蛋
	Ningbo	蛋
	Wenzhou	卵
	Jinhua	卵
Xiang	Changsha	蛋
	Shuangfeng	蛋

Dialectal synonyms of 睪丸 (“testicle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		外腎, 腎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		睪丸, 精巢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	卵子兒, 卵包子, 小蛋兒
	Taiwan	蛋蛋
	Harbin	卵子兒
	Singapore	球
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	球蛋
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蛋子兒, 蛋
	Wanrong	子
	Xi'an	蛋子兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	卵子
	Lanzhou	脬子兒, 腎
	Ürümqi	脬卵子, 卵子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	卵, 卵蛋, 蛋蛋, 卵子, 敲敲兒
	Wuhan	卵子, 卵蛋, 卵坨
	Guiyang	卵蛋
	Liuzhou	卵考子, 考子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	卵子
	Yangzhou	卵蛋, 卵子子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	春子
	Hong Kong	春, 春子, 春核, 波子
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	核
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	核春
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	核仁
	Kaiping (Chikan)	春牯
	Dongguan	春核
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	卵子
	Hepu (Shatian)	卵脬仁
	Guiping	核子
	Guiping (Mule)	𨳍卵
	Pingnan	核卵
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	核仔
	Guigang (Pingdong)	核仁
	Beihai	卵仁
	Beihai (Nankang)	卵仁
	Beihai (Yingpan)	卵仁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	卵仁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	卵核
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	卵核
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	春仔
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	卵
	Móng Cái	卵核
Gan	Lichuan	順子
	Pingxiang	卵坨子
Hakka	Meixian	核卵
	Xingning	核卵
	Dabu (Xihe)	核卵仁
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	核卵
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	核卵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	核卵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	核卵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	核卵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	核卵
	Jiexi	核卵
	Changting	卵子
	Longyan (Yongding)	核卵
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	核卵仁
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	核卵
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	核卵
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	核卵
	Liancheng (Peitian)	卵子
	Liancheng (Juxi)	核卵
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	核卵
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	核卵
	Yudu	卵子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	核卵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	核卵
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	核卵
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	核卵仁
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	核卵仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	核卵
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	核卵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	核卵
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	核卵
	Hong Kong	核卵
	Sabah (Longchuan)	核卵
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	核卵仁
	Senai (Huiyang)	核
	Singkawang	核卵
	Bangkok (Meixian)	核卵
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	核卵
Huizhou	Jixi	卵子
Jin	Pingyao	堆兒, 蛋
	Xinzhou	蛋籽子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	𡳞核子, 𡳞核
	Fuzhou (Changle)	𡳞核子
	Fuqing	𡳞核子
	Yongtai	𡳞脬子
	Gutian	𡳞核子
	Fu'an	𡳞脬子
	Ningde	𡳞脬子
	Shouning	𡳞脬子
	Zhouning	尿脬子
	Fuding	卵脬子
Southern Min	Xiamen	𡳞核, 腎子
	Quanzhou	𡳞核, 腎子
	Jinjiang	𡳞核
	Yongchun	𡳞核, 𡳞核子
	Zhangzhou	𡳞核, 腎子
	Zhao'an	𡳞核
	Taipei	𡳞核
	Taipei (Wanhua)	𡳞脬核仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	𡳞核
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	𡳞核
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	𡳞核仔, 𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	𡳞核
	Yilan	𡳞核
	Yilan (Toucheng)	𡳞核仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Taichung	𡳞核仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	𡳞核
	Tainan	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔, 腎子
	Tainan (Anping)	𡳞核
	Taitung	𡳞核仔
	Hsinchu	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Kinmen	𡳞核
	Penghu (Magong)	𡳞核
	Penghu (Xiyu)	𡳞核
	Penang (Hokkien)	𡳞核, 核, 𡳞脬子
	Singapore (Hokkien)	𡳞核, 腎子, 𡳞脬子
	Manila (Hokkien)	𡳞核
	Chaozhou	核
	Shantou	𡳞核
	Shantou (Chenghai)	𡳞核
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	𡳞核
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	𡳞核
	Jieyang	𡳞核, 𡳞仁
	Haifeng	𡳞脬核
	Bangkok (Teochew)	𡳞核
	Leizhou	𡳞脬子, 𡳞脬核, 核子
	Wenchang	𡳞仁
	Haikou	𡳞脬仁
Puxian Min	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	𡳞核
Central Min	Sanming (Sanyuan)	石核
	Sanming (Shaxian)	尿脬核
Shaojiang Min	Mingxi	腎肚子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	卵子
Wu	Shanghai	卵子
	Suzhou	卵子
	Danyang	卵脬黃, 卵子黃
	Hangzhou	卵子
	Ningbo	卵黃, 卵袋黃
	Wenzhou	卵子, 卵袋子, 陰袋子
	Jinhua	老核子
Xiang	Loudi	考子, 卵子

Compounds

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Japanese

Kanji

蛋

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. an egg

Readings

• Go-on: だん (dan)
• Kan-on: たん (tan)
• Kun: たまご (tamago, 蛋)

Compounds

Compounds

• 蛋(たん)白(ぱく) (tanpaku): protein; egg white
• 蛋(たん)白(ぱく)質(しつ) (tanpakushitsu): protein
• 蛋(たん)白(ぱく)尿(にょう) (tanpakunyō): albuminuria
• 蛋(たん)白(ぱく)分(ぶん)解(かい)酵(こう)素(そ) (tanpaku bunkai kōso): protease, an enzyme that breaks down protein
• 蛋(たん)白(ぱく)消(しょう)化(か)酵(こう)素(そ) (tanpaku shōka kōso): protease, an enzyme that breaks down protein
• 蛋(たん)白(ぱく)石(せき) (tanpakuseki): opal
• 蛋(たん)民(みん) (tanmin): the Tanka ethnic group of southern China

Usage notes

Seldom used in Japanese. Not used in isolation.

The egg sense and tamago reading is more commonly spelled either 玉子 or 卵.

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Korean

Hanja

蛋 • (dan) (hangeul 단)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 蛋 (đản)

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