蛋 Strokes Write it Listen 蛋 dàn egg; oval-shaped thing HSK 1 11 strokes Radical 虫 Sound + meaning 6 words Built from疋pǐroll, bolt of cloth; foot虫meaningchónginsect, worm; mollusk How it works虫 hints at the meaning (insect), and 延 yán hints at the sound.