Definitions

nǎo (noun) brain
nǎo (noun) head

Etymology

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound.

Semantic:

About

The character 脑, in its traditional form 腦, uses the flesh radical 月 on the left, identifying it as a body part. Its complex traditional right component depicts fluid or hair above an element representing the fontanelle or skull. The simplified form replaces this with a more abstract structure, resembling 凶 under a lid-like stroke, for graphic efficiency. The character fundamentally denotes the physical brain and, by extension, associated intellectual functions such as the mind and cognitive processes, as well as animal brains used in cooking.

Example Sentences Hide

我用电工作。

Wǒ yòng diànnǎo gōngzuò.

I use a computer to work.

控制身体。

Dànǎo kòngzhì shēntǐ.

The brain controls the body.

我的袋很疼。

Wǒ de nǎodai hěn téng.

My head hurts a lot.

筋解决问题。

Dòng nǎojīn jiějué wèntí.

Use your brain to solve problems.

力劳动很重要。

Nǎolì láodòng hěn zhòngyào.

Mental labor is very important.

他的洞非常大。

Tā de nǎodòng fēicháng dà.

His imagination is very vast.

科学是前沿学科。

Nǎo kēxué shì qiányán xuékē.

Brain science is a frontier discipline.

研究表明大具有可塑性。

Yánjiū biǎomíng dànǎo jùyǒu kěsùxìng.

Research shows that the brain has plasticity.