蛋糕

dàngāo

Traditional: 蛋糕

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Translation

cake

Word origin

A compound of 蛋 (dàn, egg) and 糕 (gāo, a steamed or baked cake of flour), reflecting that cakes are made with eggs and flour. The character 糕 carries the rice radical 米.

Origin
compound
Root
蛋 (dàn, egg) + 糕 (gāo, flour cake)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 蛋

Stroke order for 糕

Examples

She made a birthday cake.

This piece of cake is very sweet.

We shared the cake together.

The child loves chocolate cake most.

chāzhú

There are candles on the cake.

蛋糕 (dàn gāo) means cake. It is used for sweet baked cakes such as those eaten at birthdays.

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This word is part of lesson 28.