脑
nǎo
brain
mind; head; essence
flesh (⺼) + fontanelle (囟) = brain
The flesh radical grounds this in the body, while 亠 and 凶 together form 囟, the ancient pictograph of the fontanelle — the soft spot on an infant's skull. The brain lives literally beneath that spot.
他的脑子里全是今天要做的事。
tā de nǎo zi lǐ quán shì jīn tiān yào zuò de shì。
His head is full of things he has to do today.
睡眠不足会影响大脑的正常工作。
shuì mián bù zú huì yǐng xiǎng dà nǎo de zhèng cháng gōng zuò。
Lack of sleep can affect the brain's normal functioning.
Words with 脑
政府首脑
zhèng fǔ shǒu nǎo
head of state
首脑
shǒu nǎo
head (of state)
脑波
nǎo bō
brain wave
脑溢血
nǎo yì xuè
cerebral hemorrhage
洗脑
xǐ nǎo
to brainwash
脑瓜
nǎo guā
skull
脑力劳动
nǎo lì láo dòng
mental labor
苹果电脑
píng guǒ diàn nǎo
Apple computer
针头线脑
zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo
needle and thread
头儿脑儿
tóu r nǎo r
leading figure; bigwig
开脑洞
kāi nǎo dòng
to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas
间脑
jiān nǎo
diencephalon