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主脑 (zhǔ nǎo) — (noun) the central controlling entity; leader or chief; (noun) the main idea or core concept

Definition

noun
the central controlling entityleader or chiefthe main idea or core concept

Examples

  • 主脑。
    Tā shì zhè ge xiàng mù de zhǔ nǎo.
    He is the leader of this project.
  • 主脑。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng de zhǔ nǎo shì huán bǎo.
    The main idea of this article is environmental protection.
  • 主脑。
    Gōng sī xū yào yí gè yǒu néng lì de zhǔ nǎo.
    The company needs a capable leader.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

主zhǔmain
脑nǎobrain

主 gives main and 脑 brain; together they suggest the chief brain or controlling center.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腦; 脑 is its simplified writing.

  • 匕匕bǐ
  • 巛巛chuānhair
  • 囟囟xìnhead; fontanel

In the traditional form 腦, the older part 匕 was replaced by a flesh part, while 巛 (hair) and 囟 (head; fontanel) stayed. The simplified 脑 is a later abbreviation.

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