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脑 nǎo

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脑 nǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nǎo | nao3
English translation
brain
mind
head
essence

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About 脑 nǎo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

腦 nǎo

Contains the radical

⺼

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

flesh

Etymology of 脑 nǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰⺼⿱亠凶

Semantic compound

⺼

Explanation

Simplified form of 腦 nǎo . The brain is part of the body (⺼) composed of a system of pathways (巛 chuān ) located inside of the skull (囟 xìn ). The traditional component 巛 chuān was removed for simplification.

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Example sentences using 脑 nǎo

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他 tā 开动 kāi dòng 脑筋 nǎo jīn ,想 xiǎng 弄 lòng 懂 dǒng 这个 zhè ge 问题 wèntí .

His mind reached after an understanding of the problem.

OEA发出 fā chū 饥饿 jīè 抑制 yì zhì 信息 xìnxī 到 dào 大脑 dà nǎo ,增加 zēngjiā 饱 bǎo 胀 zhàng 感 gǎn .

OEA sends hunger - curbing messages to the brain to increase feelings of fullness.

千百种 zhǒng 矛盾 máodùn 的 de 思想 sīxiǎng 从 Cóng 他 tā 脑 nǎo 中 Zhōng 掠过 lu:è guò .

A thousand conflicting thoughts rushed through his mind.

她 tā 脑袋 nǎodài 耷拉 dā la 着 zhāo ,疼 téng 得 dé 直 Zhí 不起腰 yāo .

Her back was bent with pain and her head was low.

她 tā 呆 dāi 头呆脑地 de 瞧 qiáo 着 zhāo 那个 nà ge 陌生人 mò shēng rén .

She gave the stranger a wooden stare.

Words with 脑 nǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
电脑 diànnǎo computer電腦
脑 nǎo brain腦 nǎo
脑子 nǎo zi brains腦子
脑袋 nǎodài head腦袋
大脑 dà nǎo brain大腦
头脑 tóu nǎo brains頭腦
脑海 nǎo hǎi the mind腦海
首脑 shǒu nǎo leader首腦
脑筋 nǎo jīn brains腦筋
脑震荡 nǎo zhèn dàng (med.) cerebral concussion腦震盪
脑门 nǎo mén forehead腦門
脑力 nǎo lì mental capacity腦力
后脑勺 hòu nǎo sháo back of the head後腦勺
脑浆 nǎo jiāng brains腦漿
脑壳 nǎo ké skull腦殼
脑瘤 nǎo liú brain tumor腦瘤
绞尽脑汁 jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī to rack one's brains絞盡腦汁
后脑 hòu nǎo hindbrain後腦
脑膜炎 nǎo mó yán meningitis腦膜炎
个人电脑 gè rén diàn nǎo PC個人電腦
脑电图 nǎo diàn tú electroencephalogram (EEG)腦電圖
动脑筋 dòng nǎo jīn to think動腦筋
脑出血 nǎo chū xuè cerebral hemorrhage腦出血
伤脑筋 shāngnǎojīn to be a real headache傷腦筋
小脑 xiǎo nǎo cerebellum (part of the brain)小腦

脑 nǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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脑 nǎo Decomposition

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