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蛋
Meaning
- egg
- oval-shaped thing
Measure word
个 gè or 打 dá
Example sentence
篮子里有几个蛋。
There are a few eggs in the basket.
The character 蛋
蛋 is an egg — 鸡蛋 a hen's, 蛋糕 the cake made from them. It is also a whole round nobody, which is why 笨蛋 and its relatives are insults rather than descriptions.