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人脑 (rén nǎo) — human brain

Definition

noun
human brain

Examples

  • 人脑。
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū rén nǎo de yùn zuò fāng shì.
    Scientists are studying how the human brain works.
  • 人脑。
    Jì suàn jī de yùn suàn sù dù yǐ jīng chāo guò le rén nǎo.
    Computers have surpassed the human brain in processing speed.
  • 人脑。
    rén nǎo Shì zuì fù zá de qì guān zhī yī.
    The human brain is one of the most complex organs.

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.

人rénhuman
脑nǎobrain

人 'human' and 脑 'brain' mean the brain of a person.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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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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