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后脑勺 (hòu nǎo biāo) — back of the head

Definition

noun
back of the head

Examples

  • 后脑勺。
    Tā de hòu nǎo biāo zhuàng dào mén shàng le.
    He hit the back of his head on the door.
  • 后脑勺，。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de hòu nǎo biāo, fā xiàn yǒu yí gè xiǎo bāo.
    The doctor checked the back of her head and found a small lump.
  • 后脑勺。
    Shuì jiào shí zuì hǎo bié yā zhe hòu nǎo biāo.
    When sleeping, it's best not to press on the back of your head.

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.

后脑back of the skull
后hòuback脑nǎobrain
偏正Modifier + head
勺sháospoon

后脑 points to the back of the skull, and 勺 pictures its rounded, spoon-like shape.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

Open 后 →

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.

Open 脑 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

勺 shows a mark for wine inside a ladle or spoon shape.

Open 勺 →
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