Keyword
egg
- ovum
- roe
- ovary
- testes
- to spawn
- Frequency
- #2403
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
luǎn
Mnemonic
Two ovaries containing eggs
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
卵
egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking
产卵
to lay eggs
卵巢
ovary
卵子
ovum
排卵
to ovulate
输卵管
Fallopian tube; oviduct
卵形
oval; egg-shaped (leaves in botany)
受精卵
fertilized ovum
卵石
cobble; cobblestone; pebble
鹅卵石
pebble; cobblestone
卵泡
ovarian follicle; Taiwan pr. luàn3pao
卵生
oviparous
卵细胞
egg cell
卵蛋
(coll.) testicle; balls
鱼卵
fish eggs; roe
虫卵
insect egg
卵磷脂
lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
孵卵
to hatch; to brood
同卵
(of twins) identical; monozygotic
卵黄
egg yolk
以卵击石
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
卵圆形
oval; ellipsoidal
杀鸡取卵
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
危如累卵
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state