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U+86CB, 蛋
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-86CB

[U+86CA]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+86CC]

Translingual

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Stroke order
11 strokes

Han character

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

Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *l'aːns) : phonetic (OC *lan, *lans) + semantic (snake, insect). Hence, the non-contracted form is . It means "egg", with a reference to snake eggs. In the current version, is abbreviated to .

This character was coined at a late stage in Chinese, since it is unattested on oracle bones, bronzes, Shuowen Jiezi and Guangyun.

Etymology 1

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simp. and trad.
2nd round simp.
alternative forms

𱉗
informal (especially Cantonese)

From (MC danH, “pellet”) (Zhengzhang, 2003).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • tàn - vernacular;
  • tān - literary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 14245
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*l'aːns/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. egg (Classifier: m;  c)
      ―  dàn  ―  chicken egg
      ―  dàn  ―  eggshell
  2. egg-shaped object
      ―  tiàodàn  ―  love egg
  3. (slang) ball; testicle
  4. suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone
      ―  shǎdàn  ―  goofball
      ―  bèndàn  ―  fool
  5. zero score; goose egg
      ―  língdàn  ―  score of zero
  6. Alternative form of (dàn)
Usage notes
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A sign reading 鸡旦炒饭 ("[chicken] egg fried rice"), which uses instead of

Occasionally spelled with the character instead, especially in the menus of cha chaan tengs, as it is faster to write when taking orders).

Synonyms
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Compounds

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Etymology 2

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Southern Min) unlaid egg of a fowl

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. (uncommon) an egg

Readings

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

Compounds

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Usage notes

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Seldom used in Japanese. Not used in isolation.

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

Korean

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Hanja

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(dan) (hangeul )

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: đản

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