腦
nǎo

brain

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The brain is part of the body (⺼) composed of a system of pathways (巛) located inside of the skull (囟).

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

巛
巛 Iconic component

巛 is a component form of 川. Here used to represent the system of neural pathways in the brain, similar to a system of rivers.

囟
囟 Iconic component

Historical Pronunciations

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Baxter-SagartnawXnˤ[u]ʔ brain

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart