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
蛋白质
dànbáizhì
protein
Characters in this word
白 bái
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 白 — white
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 运动后适量补充蛋白质，有助于肌肉修复和身体恢复。 Yùndòng hòu shìliàng bǔchōng dànbáizhì, yǒuzhù yú jīròu xiūfù hé shēntǐ huīfù. A moderate amount of protein after exercise helps muscle repair and physical recovery.
- 鸡蛋和牛奶里都有很多蛋白质。 Jīdàn hé niúnǎi lǐ dōu yǒu hěn duō dànbáizhì. Eggs and milk both contain a lot of protein.
- 医生建议她每天多吃一点含蛋白质的食物。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā měi tiān duō chī yìdiǎn hán dànbáizhì de shíwù. The doctor advised her to eat a bit more protein-rich food every day.