Word and Radical Components of 蛋糕

The Chinese word 蛋糕 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
蛋糕	dàngāo	1. n. cake (Western sweet food made from flour, eggs, etc.)

蛋糕 ⇨ 蛋 + 糕

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
蛋	dàn	1. egg
		雞蛋 - chicken egg
		蛋殼 - eggshell
		2. egg-shaped object
		跳蛋 - love egg
		3. (slang) ball; testicle
		4. (suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone)
		傻蛋 - goofball
		笨蛋 - fool
		5. Alternative form of 蜑
		6. =====Usage notes=====
		7. (Min Nan) unlaid egg of a fowl
糕	gāo	1. cake
糕		2. pudding; paste

糕 ⇨ 米 + 羔

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
米	mǐ	1. hulled or husked uncooked rice
		2. husked seed
		3. grain-like things
		4. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 米粉 gloss=rice vermicelli
		星洲.炒米 - Xīngzhōu chǎomǐ - Singapore-style noodles
		雪菜火鴨絲炆米 - syut3 coi3 fo2 aap3 si1 man1 mai5 - braised rice vermicelli with pickled mustard and shredded roast duck, C
		5. (Cantonese, Shanghainese Wu, slang) money
		有米 - jau5 mai5 - rich, C
		背米 - tr=2pe+3mi, to earn money, SH -
		6. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten thousand of a currency designation; ten grand
	mǐ	7. metre
		米三 (bhi2 san1, MN-T) - 1.3 metres
		我有一米九高。 (Wǒ yǒu yī mǐ jiǔ gāo.) - I'm 1.9 metres tall.
羔	gāo	1. lamb
		2. young animal
		3. young

羔 ⇨ + 灬

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
		1.
火	huǒ	1. fire; flame
		可以跟你借一個火嗎？ - Can I borrow a light?
		2. fire (as a disaster); inferno
		3. red; fiery; bright; brilliant
		4. to burn down
		5. light; torch
		6. (dialectal) light; lamp
		7. anger; rage; wrath
		8. to become enraged
		9. angry; furious
		10. (TCM) internal heat
		11. firearm; ammunition; weapon
		12. war; warfare
		13. thriving; brisk
		14. urgent; pressing
		15. (neologism) to become popular; to go viral
		16. (neologism) to be popular; to be viral
		17. (Cantonese) watt (unit of power)
		※(Definitely, "火" here is a unit of brightness (luminous intensity). However, the brightness of a luminous device is measured in watts in life because of luminous intensity's dependence on powe
		20 火嘅燈膽 - 20-watt lightbulb
		18. Short for 火星, Mars
		19. (Cantonese) roasted
		Synonyms: 烤, 燒
		火鴨 - roasted duck