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brain

HSK 10 N2
nǎo
ノウ、ドウ
のうずる
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (腦)
Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
𡿺 Meaning component
nǎo brain (alt)
brain
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Simplified (脑)
Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
Simplified component
xìn fontanel
top of the head
Shorthand for the phonetic 𡿺 component in the traditional character 腦.
Japanese (脳)
meat (side)
𭕄
sinister
Notes
Chinese
/ [nǎo]
brain; mind; head; essence
Japanese
のう 同音

noun

  1. anatomy brain
  2. brains; mind
なずき 同音
noun archaic brain; skull; head
Korean
[腦]
Noun
brain; An organ inside the skull, which manages the functions of feeling, thinking, behaving, and memorizing.
Example Sentences