Read Edit View history 匘 nǎo brain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. 夒 also represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas nǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a monkey-like figure. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 匘 Simp strokes 匘 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts an axe. Here turned upside-down. Modern form looks like 囟. 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