卵
luǎn · HSK 7
egg
🥚 卵 = pictograph of fish roe; the two dots inside are the eggs themselves
Said luǎn. The general word for egg or ovum, from a hen's egg to fish spawn. The flanking dots in the character mark the individual eggs clustered in a sac.
卵 — pictograph of fish/reptile eggs with yolk dots
卵 is a pictograph originally depicting a pair of eggs, with the two small strokes inside representing the yolks or embryos. The ancient seal form clearly shows two oval shapes side by side. It has consistently meant 'egg' from oracle bone times to the present.