Memory phrase for the character: 脑

脑

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Meaning

brain, mind, head, essence

Pronunciation

nǎo

Explanation

 Left: bodypart 月/肉, right: "trash can" 㐫 (cover 亠 and fierce 凶 = container 凵 with dreadful 㐅 inside)

Mnemonic
 
The body part 㐅 that is in a covered container is: the brain.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
㐫 trash canAt the top a cover 亠 and below "fearful 㐫" which is free interpreted as "trash can".
亠 lid
凶 fierce, fearfulWe have marked this container 凵 with a cross 㐅 because it brings bad luck.




 Vocabulary

头脑 tóu nǎo  brains; mind
脑性麻痹 nǎo xìng má bì  cerebral palsy; spasticity; erebral palsy
头昏脑眩 tóu hūn nǎo xuàn  dizzying; it makes one's head spin
首脑会晤 shǒu nǎo huì wù  leadership meeting
脑溢血 nǎo yì xuè  cerebral hemorrhage; stroke
头晕脑胀 tóu yūn nǎo zhàng  dizzy and light-headed
脑壳 nǎo ké  skull
脑袋 nǎo dài  head; skull; brains; mental capability
大脑 dà nǎo  brain; cerebrum
首脑 shǒu nǎo  head (of state); summit (meeting); leader
脑瓢儿 nǎo piáor  top of the head; crown
脑瓢儿 nǎo piáor  

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