脑

腦
nǎo
#645 most
frequent character
brain, mind, head, essence

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

脑 uses 月 meat or body part as meaning part and 㐫 nǎo as both meaning and sound part, a short form of 𡿺. It first meant brains or the brain. From there it grew to mind or intellect, and to brain-like shapes.

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Homophones

恼nǎo
to get angry

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