蛋白质 (dànbáizhì) · protein
蛋白质 (dànbáizhì) means “protein”. It is written with 3 characters: 蛋 (egg) + 白 (white) + 质 (essence). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 蛋白质 is built
The characters
蛋 dàn · egg
What 蛋 is made of
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — middle
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 中zhōng — middle
Origin hint: 虫 gives the meaning, 延 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
白 bái · white
What 白 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A burning candle; the rays of the sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
质 zhì · essence
What 质 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 蛋白质
What does 蛋白质 mean?
蛋白质 (dànbáizhì) means “protein”.
How do you pronounce 蛋白质?
蛋白质 is pronounced dànbáizhì.
Which HSK level is 蛋白质?
蛋白质 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 鸡蛋jīdànegg
- 蛋糕dàngāocake
- 蛋dànegg
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 白色báisèwhite
- 白菜báicàiChinese cabbage
- 苍白cāngbáipale
- 空白kòngbáiblank
- 坦白tǎnbáito confess
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.