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1.

Animated Stroke Order 脑

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 脑 — animated stroke order

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2.

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脑 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

脑

𡿺chaos

脑=

4.

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脑 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 脑

The physical brain or head

In these words, 脑 refers to the physical organ or the head itself.

大脑 • dà nǎo • brain • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 脑

电脑 • diàn nǎo • computer

HSK 1

diàn电

nǎo脑

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

mō摸

le了

mō摸

hòu后

nǎo脑

Information

Pinyinnǎo

Meaningbrain

Strokes10

Radical月

Traditional腦

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#200

Zhuyinㄋㄠˇ

UnicodeU+8111

CangjieYVW

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月moon/flesh

+𡿺chaos

Flesh (月) related to the mind or head, with the phonetic component (𡿺) — meaning brain or intelligence.

dà大

nǎo脑

brain

脑袋 • nǎo dài • head; brains • HSK 5

HSK 5

nǎo脑

dài袋

head; brains

脑子 • nǎo zi • brains • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

nǎo脑

zi子

brains

Mental ability and thinking

These words use 脑 to talk about mental capacity, ideas, or thinking.

头脑 • tóu nǎo • brains • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tóu头

nǎo脑

brains

脑海 • nǎo hǎi • Mind • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

nǎo脑

hǎi海

Mind

伤脑筋 • shāng nǎo jīn • cause somebody a headache; bothersome • HSK 6

HSK 6

shāng伤

nǎo脑

jīn筋

cause somebody a headache; bothersome

computer

首脑 • shǒu nǎo • head

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shǒu首

nǎo脑

head

。

He touched the back of his head.

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

shǒu首

nǎo脑

。

He is the head of the company.

dà大

nǎo脑

shì是

rén人

tǐ体

de的

zhǐ指

huī挥

zhōng中

xīn心

。

The brain is the command center of the human body

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

yòng用

diàn电

nǎo脑

gōng工

zuò作

bā八

xiǎo小

shí时

。

I use the computer to work eight hours every day

jiě解

jué决

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

xū需

yào要

duō多

dòng动

nǎo脑

。

Solving this problem requires more thinking

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "nao".

淖nàoslush; mud
孬nāobad; cowardly
瑙nǎoagate; cornelian
闹nàonoisy, bustling, lively
恼nǎoto be angry, vexed, or annoyed
挠náoto scratch, to hinder, or to yield

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "月".

朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
胯kuàpelvis; groin; thighs
腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
臆yìchest, breast, bosom; thought
膘biāofat; rump

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