鸡 jī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 鸟 — bird
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 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.