腦 (nou5 | nao3 nao4) : the brain

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腦

nou5

nao3 nao4

the brain

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

腦 / 脑

This word has been viewed 14071 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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電腦 din6 nou5 dian4 nao3 = computer

腦子 nou5 zi2 nao3 zi5 = the mind; the brain

人頭豬腦 jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5 = a stupid person 粵

手提電腦 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 shou3 ti2 dian4 nao3 = [1] portable computer; laptop; notebook computer

洗腦 sai2 nou5 xi3 nao3 = to brainwash

傷腦筋 soeng1 nou5 gan1 shang1 nao3 jin1 = troublesome

首腦 sau2 nou5 shou3 nao3 = leader; summit

大腦 daai6 nou5 da4 nao3 = cerebrum

頭腦 tau4 nou5 tou2 nao3 = brains, mind; the leader or head

探頭探腦 taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5 tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3 = to stick one's head out and look around
See all 104 compounds (CantoDict reports 112 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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我們來玩電腦遊戲吧! 國
Let's play video games!

你的腦子有毛病? 國
"Are you out of your mind?"

間公司專門生產電腦。粵
The company specializes in producing computers.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 腦
Unicode code for this character: U+8166 (off-site link)

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