nǎo​jīn HSK7

brains

nǎo brain Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Simplified component
xìn fontanel

Shorthand for the phonetic 𡿺 component in the traditional character .

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

jīn muscles

Bamboo-like ⺮ tendons in the chest 

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo
Meaning component
lē, lèi, jīn ribs

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjɨnC.[k]ə[n]sinew
Zhengzhangkɯn
Unicodegiən

說文解字

肉之力也。从力从肉从竹。竹,物之多筋者。凡筋之屬皆从筋。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

nǎo brain Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

𡿺
𡿺 SoundMeaning component
nǎo brain

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnawXnˤ[u]ʔ brain

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart