脑

nǎo

n+ǎo·3rd tone

brain · mind

Radical: 月 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱腾胜

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱腾胜脸腹胆

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Character Decomposition

脑=⺼+亠+凶

Etymology

flesh

Meanings

brain

mind

head

essence

nǎo

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Words with 脑 369 total

diencephalon间脑jiān nǎo epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (abbr. for liú xíng xìng nǎo mó yán)流脑liú nǎo head (of state) · summit (meeting) · leader首脑shǒu nǎo the spoon shape slope on the nape脑杓nǎo sháo head · skull · brains · mental capability · CL: kē, gè脑袋nǎo dai the mind · the brain脑海nǎo hǎi the back of the head · (fig.) the back of one's mind脑后nǎo hòu mind · memory脑际nǎo jì brains脑浆nǎo jiāng brains · mind · head · way of thinking脑筋nǎo jīn mental capacity脑力nǎo lì forehead脑门nǎo mén meninx · meninges · membranes lining the brain脑膜nǎo mó (anatomy) pons脑桥nǎo qiáo ventricles of the brain脑室nǎo shì brain tissue · gray matter · brain · medulla脑髓nǎo suǐ encephalitis脑炎nǎo yán brains脑汁nǎo zhī brains · mind · CL: gè脑子nǎo zi thalamus丘脑qiū nǎo

Idioms with 脑 73 total Chain

to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy · nosy巴头探脑bā tóu tàn nǎo lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally · to go to one's head冲昏头脑chōng hūn tóu nǎo oafish; dull-witted呆头呆脑dāi tóu dāi nǎo

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