Memory phrase for the Kanji: 脑


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Meaning

brain, mind, head, essence

Pronunciation

nǎo

Explanation

Left: bodypart /, right: "trash can" (cover and fierce = container with dreadful inside)

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

meatand body parts
trash canAt the top a cover and below "fearful " which is free interpreted as "trash can".
lid
fierce, fearfulWe have marked this container with a cross because it brings bad luck.
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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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