鸡 jī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 鸟 — bird
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
鸡蛋
jīdàn
(chicken) egg
Characters in this word
蛋 dàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- Made of
- 疋 roll, bolt of cloth 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我早上吃鸡蛋。 Wǒ zǎoshang chī jīdàn. I eat eggs in the morning.
- 鸡蛋很好吃。 Jīdàn hěn hǎochī. Eggs are delicious.
- 妈妈买了鸡蛋。 Māma mǎile jīdàn. Mom bought eggs.
- 爸爸中午吃鸡蛋。 Bàba zhōngwǔ chī jīdàn. Dad eats an egg at noon.
- 你要几个鸡蛋？ Nǐ yào jǐ ge jīdàn? How many eggs do you want?
- 桌子上有鸡蛋。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu jīdàn. There are eggs on the table.
- 我不吃鸡蛋。 Wǒ bù chī jīdàn. I don't eat eggs.
- 请买三个鸡蛋。 Qǐng mǎi sān ge jīdàn. Please buy three eggs.
- 这些鸡蛋是谁的？ Zhèxiē jīdàn shì shéi de? Whose eggs are these?
- 她早饭吃鸡蛋吗？ Tā zǎofàn chī jīdàn ma? Does she eat eggs for breakfast?