nǎo

brain

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approved by Peter Olson · Feb 4, 2021, 06:57 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 4, 2021, 06:57 AM

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The brain is part of the body (⺼) in the head ().

Components

Meaning component

⺼ is a component form of .

Iconic component

Depicts brains.

Iconic component

Depicts a head.

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnawXnˤ[u]ʔ brain

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Character origin
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart