# 頭腦
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tóunǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tau$^4$ nou$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thèu-nó
    (Hailu, HRS): teu no$^ˊ$
* Northern Min (KCR): tê-nǎu
* Eastern Min (BUC): tàu-nō̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): tao$^2$ nor$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thâu-náu / thâu-ló / thâu-nó͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tao$^5$ nao$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$deu-nau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tóunǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tóunǎo
*** Wade–Giles: tʻou$^2$-nao$^3$
*** Yale: tóu-nǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tournao
*** Palladius: тоунао (tounao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tau$^4$ nou$^5$
*** Yale: tàuh nóuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tau$^4$ nou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: teo$^4$ nou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɐu̯²¹ nou̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thèu-nó
*** Hakka Romanization System: teu$^ˇ$ no$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: teu$^2$ no$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯¹¹ no³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: teu no$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰeu⁵⁵ no²⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tê-nǎu
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰe³³ nau²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: tàu-nō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau⁵³⁻³³ nˡo³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: tao$^2$ nor$^3$ [Phonetic: tao$^5$ nor$^3$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: táu-nô̤
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau¹³⁻²¹ nɒ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: tao$^2$ nor$^3$ [Phonetic: tao$^5$ nor$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau¹³⁻²¹ nɒ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-náu
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-náu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taunao
*** IPA (Singapore): /tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ nau⁴²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² nãu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²³⁻³³ nãu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Lukang): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² nãu⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹² nãu⁵³/
*** IPA (Penang): /tʰau²³⁻²¹ nau⁴⁴⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau¹³⁻²² nãu⁵³/
*** IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /tʰau²⁴⁻³³ nãu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Hsinchu, Taichung, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-ló
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-ló
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tauloir
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tʰau²⁴⁻²² lo⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâu-nó͘
*** Tâi-lô: thâu-nóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taunor
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ nɔ̃⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tao$^5$ nao$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâu náu
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$deu-nau
*** MiniDict: deu$^去$ nau
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$deu-nau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɤ²² nɔ⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: duw nawX|nawH
Rime :
| Character | 頭 | 腦 | 腦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 泥 (8) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 侯 (137) | 豪 (89) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I | I |
| Fanqie | 度侯切 | 奴晧切 | 那到切 |
| Baxter | duw | nawX | nawH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dəu/ | /nɑu$^X$/ | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dəu/ | /nɑu$^X$/ | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dəu/ | /nɑu$^X$/ | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dəw/ | /naw$^X$/ | /naw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /du/ | /nɑu$^X$/ | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /dəu/ | /nɑu$^X$/ | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱə̯u/ | /nɑu$^X$/ | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tóu | nǎo | nào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tau$^4$ | nou$^5$ | nou$^6$ |

### Noun

頭腦
* (literary) head
* mind; brains; head
* intellect; intelligence; smarts
    頭腦王者／头脑王者 ― tóunǎo wángzhě ― Mind/Brain King (a popular gaming application)
* leader; boss; head
* (obsolete) inside information
* (obsolete) reason; cause; motive; grounds

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 首, 元, 頭, 元首 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 頭, 頭部, 頭顱, 頭腦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦袋瓜子, 腦殼兒, 腦殼, 腦瓜兒, 腦瓜子, 老屋子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 頭, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 腦袋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒, 腦瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 頭, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 頭, 腦殼兒, 腦殼子, 腦子, 腦瓜兒, 腦瓜子, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 頭, 腦瓜兒, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 頭, 腦瓜兒, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 腦袋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 頭, 腦袋, 腦瓜子, 腦瓜兒, 腦袋瓜子, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦殼兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子, 腦瓜子, 腦瓜兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 頭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 頭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 頭, 腦袋瓜子 derogatory |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 頭, 低腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 得腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 得腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 頭, 腦袋, 腦瓜兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 腦袋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 頭, 腦袋, 腦瓜兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 𦠿, 頭, 腦袋, 脊囊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 頭, 多腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 頭, 多腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 頭, 腦袋, 朵落 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子, 棗木 dated, humorous |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 頭, 頭蛋骨, 得勒 derogatory |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 頭, 腦瓜子, 腦勺, 腦勺殼子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 頭, 腦瓜子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi (Xigou) | 頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi (Changshanzi) | 頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 腦殼, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 頭, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 腦殼, 沙罐兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 頭, 腦殼, 腦瓜子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 頭, 腦袋, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 頭, 腦袋, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 腦袋, 腦殼兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 腦袋, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 頭, 腦殼, 腦袋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 頭, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 頭, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 頭, 頭殼, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 頭, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 頭, 腦袋, 腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 頭, 頭兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 頭, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 頭, 腦袋瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 頭, 腦殼, 腦袋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 腦殼, 頭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 頭乸殼 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 頭, 羅殼 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 頭骨 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 頭殼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 頭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 頭, 腦蓋 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 頭, 腦 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 腦殼 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 頭, 頭那, 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 頭那, 頭 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 頭那, 頭 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 頭那, 頭 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 頭那, 頭 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 頭, 那殼 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 頭那, 頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 頭, 頭那 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 頭, 頭那 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 頭, 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 頭, 頭那 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 頭那, 頭 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 頭 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Changting | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 腦殼 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 頭, 腦蓋, 腦殼 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 腦蓋 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 腦蓋, 頭那殼 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 腦蓋, 腦殼 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 腦蓋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 腦蓋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 腦骨窠 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 頭腦 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 頭 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 頭那 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 頭那 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 頭, 腦殼 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 頭, 頭腦殼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 得腦, 頭, 腦袋, 乾骷髏 derogatory, 骷髏 derogatory |
| Jin | Pingyao | 得腦 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 得腦, 頭, 腦袋 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 頭, 腦袋, 得腦 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 頭 |
| Jin | Linhe | 頭, 腦袋, 得腦 |
| Jin | Jining | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 頭, 腦袋, 得腦 |
| Jin | Baotou | 腦袋 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 頭 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 腦袋 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 頭, 腦袋瓜兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 頭, 腦袋 |
| Jin | Handan | 頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 頭, 得腦哦 |
| Jin | Suide | 頭, 腦 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 腦殼 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 頭, 頭腦, 頭首 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 頭子 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 頭, 頭首 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 頭碗 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頭殼, 頭, 腦殼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 頭, 頭殼, 頭殼顱 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 頭, 頭顱, 殼升 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 頭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 頭顱, 頭殼 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 頭, 頭顱 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 頭, 頭末 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 頭 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 頭末 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 頭 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 頭 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 頭 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 頭, 頭囝 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 頭殼 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 頭殼, 頭 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 頭殼 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 頭殼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 頭殼 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 頭, 頭殼 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Xinxu) | 頭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 頭, 腦袋, 頭骷顱, 骷顱頭 often derogatory, 骷郎頭 often derogatory |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 頭爿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 頭, 骷郎頭, 六斤四兩 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頭, 腦袋瓜, 頭骷郎 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 頭, 腦頭瓜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 骷顱頭, 骷郎頭, 頭, 骷顱頭甏 derogatory, 骷顱頭瓶 derogatory, 六斤四兩 humorous |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頭, 六斤四 secret |
| Wu | Jinhua | 頭, 葫粒頭 humorous |
| Xiang | Changsha | 腦殼 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 腦殼 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 腦殼 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 腦殼 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 腦殼 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 腦殼 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 腦牯 |
* (mind):
* 心思 (xīnsī)
* 腦力 / 脑力 (nǎolì)
* 腦子 / 脑子 (nǎozi) (colloquial)
* 腦海 / 脑海 (nǎohǎi)
* 腦筋 / 脑筋 (nǎojīn)
* (inside information):
* 內幕 / 内幕 (nèimù)
* 內情 / 内情 (nèiqíng)
* 底子 (dǐzi)
* 底細 / 底细 (dǐxì)
* 底蘊 / 底蕴 (dǐyùn)
* 路數 / 路数 (lùshù)

#### Derived terms

* 丈二和尚——摸不著頭腦 / 丈二和尚——摸不著头脑
* 丈二金剛——摸不著頭腦 / 丈二金刚——摸不著头脑
* 不知一個頭腦 / 不知一个头脑
* 不知頭腦 / 不知头脑
* 四肢發達，頭腦簡單 / 四肢发达，头脑简单 (sìzhī fādá, tóunǎo jiǎndān)
* 大頭腦 / 大头脑
* 好頭腦 / 好头脑
* 打大頭腦 / 打大头脑
* 摸不著頭腦 / 摸不着头脑 (mō bù zháo tóunǎo)
* 有頭腦 / 有头脑
* 沒頭腦 / 没头脑 (méitóunǎo)
* 沒頭腦官司 / 没头脑官司
* 沒頭腦的事 / 没头脑的事
* 頭腦企業 / 头脑企业 (tóunǎo qǐyè)
* 頭腦派 / 头脑派
* 頭腦湯 / 头脑汤
* 頭腦發熱 / 头脑发热 (tóunǎo fārè)
* 頭腦簡單 / 头脑简单
* 頭腦酒 / 头脑酒
* 頭腦風暴 / 头脑风暴 (tóunǎo fēngbào)
* 頭腦體操 / 头脑体操

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 頭(ず)脳(のう) (zunō)
* → Korean: 두뇌(頭腦) (dunoe)
* → Vietnamese: đầu não (頭腦)