脑胀
nǎo​zhàng

feeling of mental congestion

脑 nǎo brain Simplified

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

囟
囟 Simplified component
xìn fontanel

Shorthand for the phonetic 𡿺 component in the traditional character 腦.

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胀 zhàng swell Simplified

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

长
长 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

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腦 nǎo brain Traditional

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

𡿺
𡿺 SoundMeaning component
nǎo brain

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnawXnˤ[u]ʔ brain

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

脹 zhàng swell Traditional

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

長
長 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaŋs

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang