nǎo

brain

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

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

囟 simplified component

  Simplified component

xìn

  

fontanel

Shorthand for the phonetic 𡿺 component in the traditional character .

Evolution

脑 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
脑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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nǎo

brain; mind; head; essence

Most common words with 脑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

电脑

computer

brain

脑子

brains

脑袋

head

大脑

brain