脑 (nǎo) — brain; brain-like substance
Definition
noun
brainbrain-like substance
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 脑。nǎo Shì fēi cháng fù zá de qì guān.The brain is a very complex organ.
- 脑。Zhè zhǒng dòu fu de kǒu gǎn hěn xiàng nǎo huā.The texture of this tofu is very similar to brain.
- 脑。Tā yīn wèi nǎo bù shòu shāng ér shī qù le jì yì.He lost his memory due to a brain injury.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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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