蛋 = 疋 + 虫

蛋 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “eggs”. It is built from 疋 (roll) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword: eggs
Pinyin (Mandarin): dàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: яйца
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 蛋 protein

Decomposition

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疋 roll
虫 insects

How to find 蛋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roll” + “insects”. 蛋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蛋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.