海胆

海膽
hǎidǎn
noun #23,412

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sea urchin

Examples

Hǎidǎn shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de hǎixiān, Rìběn liàolǐ zhōng hěn shòu huānyíng.
Sea urchin is a common seafood, popular in Japanese cuisine.
Zài hǎibiān, xiǎoxīn bùyào cǎidào hǎidǎn.
At the beach, be careful not to step on sea urchins.

Tips

memory
(hǎi) means sea and (dǎn) means gall bladder — because the rounded, spiky shape of a sea urchin was thought to resemble a gall bladder. It's a vivid anatomical metaphor from the ocean floor.

Stroke Order

hǎi
dǎn