蛋
dàn/tän⁵¹/
蛋 (dàn) is the Chinese way to say the male given name Dan.
In the context of a name, 蛋 is used as a male given name. Note that the character 但 can also be used in other contexts to mean 'but' or 'yet'.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dàn. The IPA is /tän⁵¹/.
Did you know?
- The character 蛋 contains the radical for 'insect' or 'worm' because it originally referred specifically to snake eggs.
- The character 蛋 was originally written as 蜑, a form that is no longer commonly used in modern writing.
Examples in context
- 丹丹，早上好！Good morning, Dan!
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their mutual acquaintance.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen志强，你见到蛋了吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ jiàndào Dàn le ma?Zhiqiang, have you seen Dan?
- 志强 Zhiqiang还没有，他去哪里了？Hái méiyǒu, tā qù nǎlǐ le?Not yet, where did he go?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen蛋说他去图书馆学习了。Dàn shuō tā qù túshūguǎn xuéxí le.Dan said he went to the library to study.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那我们待会儿在那里见他。Nà wǒmen dāihuìr zài nàlǐ jiàn tā.Then let's meet him there in a bit.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 蛋, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 蛋, CC BY-SA 4.0.
