卵 luǎn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 卩 — seal
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
卵
luǎn
egg; ovum
Character
Example phrases
- 这种昆虫把卵产在叶片背面，以避开天敌的注意。 Zhè zhǒng kūnchóng bǎ luǎn chǎn zài yèpiàn bèimiàn, yǐ bìkāi tiāndí de zhùyì. This insect lays its eggs on the backs of leaves to avoid the attention of natural predators.
- 青蛙在水边产下很多卵。 Qīngwā zài shuǐbiān chǎn xià hěn duō luǎn. Frogs lay lots of eggs at the water's edge.
- 母鸟用身体盖着卵，让它们保持温暖。 Mǔniǎo yòng shēntǐ gài zhe luǎn, ràng tāmen bǎochí wēnnuǎn. The mother bird covers the eggs with her body to keep them warm.
Related words
- 胚胎 pēitāi embryo; germ; rudimentary stage
- 膜 mó membrane; film
- 克隆 kèlóng to clone
- 配方 pèifāng formula; recipe; formulation
- 灭绝 mièjué to become extinct; to exterminate
- 人造 rénzào man-made; artificial
- 两栖 liǎngqī amphibious; to live or work in two spheres
- 恐龙 kǒnglóng dinosaur
- 生理 shēnglǐ physiology; physiological
- 结晶 jiéjīng crystallisation; crystal; product of effort
- 凝固 nínggù to solidify; to congeal
- 凝结 níngjié to condense; to congeal; to crystallise