嬎
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Meaning: to lay eggs
💡 A 'fan' (fàn) is like a hen fanning out eggs as she lays them.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a rural Chinese village, a farmer watches his hen enter the nesting box. He uses the character 嬎 (fàn) to describe the act of laying eggs. This rare character is specifically reserved for birds and reptiles, unlike 生 (shēng) which is used for humans and mammals. While not common in daily speech, 嬎 appears in agricultural contexts and classical texts about poultry. Knowing it adds depth to understanding animal husbandry terms in Chinese.
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