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luǎn

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luǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
luǎn | luan3
English translation
egg, ovum, roe; ovary, testes; to spawn

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About luǎn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

luǎn

Contains the radical

jié

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Two ovaries containing eggs

Etymology of luǎn

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿰? jié

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Example sentences using luǎn

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zhè zhǐ diǎo Cuò 卵石 luǎn shí dāng dàn , xiǎng .

The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.

yāo zhàn 输卵管 shū luǎn guǎn 全长 quán cháng de 一半 yī bàn .

The ampulla comprises about half of the oviductal length.

dōng luǎn xíng bèi 鳞片 lín piàn .

Bud ovoid quilt scale of winter.

花边 huā biān zhuàng de sǎn jiāng pái chū de luǎn , Cóng 卵巢 luǎn cháo 表面 biǎomiàn 运送 yùn sòng dào 漏斗 lòu dǒu .

The fringelike fimbriae transport ovulated eggs from the ovarian surface to the infundibulum.

qiān zhāo de shǒu dài Guò kuài dǎng dào de 卵石 luǎn shí .

He took my hand to help me over a boulder that blocked the way.

Words with luǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
luǎn egg luǎn
卵巢 luǎn cháo ovary卵巢 luǎn cháo
卵子 luǎn zǐ testicles卵子 luǎn zǐ
输卵管 shū luǎn guǎn oviduct輸卵管
排卵 pái luǎn to ovulate排卵 pái luǎn
产卵 chǎn luǎn to lay eggs產卵
鹅卵石 é luǎn shí pebble鵝卵石
受精卵 shòu jīng luǎn fertilized ovum受精卵 shòu jīng luǎn
卵泡 luǎn pào follicle卵泡 luǎn pào
卵石 luǎn shí cobble卵石 luǎn shí
卵磷脂 luǎn lín zhī lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)卵磷脂 luǎn lín zhī
卵黄 luǎn huáng egg yolk卵黃
杀鸡取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)殺雞取卵
孵卵 fū luǎn to hatch孵卵 fū luǎn
卵形 luǎn xíng oval卵形 luǎn xíng
以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí to invite disaster by overreaching oneself以卵擊石
卵黄囊 luǎn huáng náng yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)卵黃囊
卵裂 luǎn liè cleavage of fertilized ovum into cells卵裂 luǎn liè
危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn in a dangerous state危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn
河卵石 hé luǎn shí pebble河卵石 hé luǎn shí

luǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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