TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
卵
ㄌㄨㄢˇ · luǎn
noun — egg; ovum; roe, spawn
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卵形rendered bare — a pair of eggs, each with its yolk
Two eggs hung side by side, each marked with its yolk — egg. From the drawn egg comes everything laid: 卵子、鳥卵、卵生.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩顆蛋並排掛著，中間各一點黃——一窩剛產下的卵。
Two eggs hung side by side, a dot of yolk in each — a clutch just laid.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)卵、蛋— egg
→卵子、卵巢— ovum; ovary常用
⇒卵生、產卵— egg-laying; to spawn
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
卯mǎothe lookalike — 卯 splits open empty, keeps a dot of yolk in each half