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nǎo = n + ao3
brain / mind / head / essence
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How to pronounce 脑

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

脑 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
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terrible / fearful
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vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]
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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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old variant of 凶[xiong1]
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Characters with 脑 as component

脑 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 脑

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computer / CL:臺|台[tai2]
brains / mind / CL:個|个[ge4]
head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 脑

yào
shi
quē
shǎo
 
 
xiǎo
xīn
de
nǎo
dai

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nǎo

brain / mind / head / essence

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