卵细胞

卵細胞

luǎnxìbāo

noun #28,520

Meanings

1 egg cell; ovum
2 female reproductive cell

Characters

fine; slender; detailed

cell; womb; fellow (as in 同胞)

Examples

受精卵是精子与卵细胞结合后形成的。

Shòujīng luǎn shì jīngzǐ yǔ luǎnxìbāo jiéhé hòu xíngchéng de.

A fertilized egg is formed when a sperm cell combines with an egg cell.

女性每月排出一个卵细胞。

Nǚxìng měi yuè pái chū yī ge luǎnxìbāo.

A female releases one egg cell per month.

Tips

memory

卵 (egg; ovum) + 细胞 (cell) = egg cell. 细 means fine/small and 胞 means cell or womb, so 细胞 literally paints the image of a tiny chamber.

Stroke Order

卵 luǎn

细 xì

胞 bāo