Hint

Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. 夒 also represents the sound. Original meaning unclear. → 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.

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edit character by Prismcool May 31, 2026, 09:09 AM

Hint

Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. 夒 also represents the sound. Original meaning unclear. Part of the 夒 component was later reanalyzed as 匕. → Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. 夒 also represents the sound. Original meaning unclear.

Components

• + 夒 SoundIconic Depicts a monkey-like figure.
• - 匕 Iconic
• - ◎ Iconic

Stroke fragments (simplified)

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• Component 1: 1-2 → 1-5
• Component 2: 3-5 → 6-11

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edit character by Prismcool May 31, 2026, 09:08 AM

Hint

Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. Original meaning unclear. Part of the 夒 component was later reanalyzed as 匕. → Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. 夒 also represents the sound. Original meaning unclear. Part of the 夒 component was later reanalyzed as 匕.

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edit character by Prismcool May 31, 2026, 09:07 AM

Hint

Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. Original meaning unclear. → Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. Original meaning unclear. Part of the 夒 component was later reanalyzed as 匕.

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edit character by Prismcool May 31, 2026, 09:06 AM

Gloss

the brain → brain

Hint

Variant of 腦. Depicts a figure (夒) holding an axe (戌) behind their back. Original meaning unclear.

Verified

No → Yes

Components

• + 匕 Iconic Depicts a figure.
• + ◎ Iconic Depicts a figure's eye.
• + 戌 Iconic Depicts an axe. Here turned upside-down. Modern form looks like 囟.

Stroke fragments (simplified)

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• Component 1: 1-2
• Component 2: 3-5
• Component 3: 6-11

Sources

• + 布之道回答《《说文解字》“匘，頭髓也。从囟，从匕，相匕著也。”相匕著什么意思？》

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edit character by Prismcool May 31, 2026, 09:05 AM

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edit character by Prismcool May 31, 2026, 08:53 AM