# 腦

| 腦 | U+8166, &#33126; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8166 |
| ← 腥 [U+8165] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 腧 → [U+8167] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 腦 |
| Shinjitai | 脳 |
| Simplified | 脑 |

### Han character

腦 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月女女田 (BVVW), four-corner 7226$_3$, composition ⿰⺼𡿺)

#### Derived characters

* 𫇂, 𥀮

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 988, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29681
* Dae Jaweon: page 1440, character 32
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2100, character 7
* Unihan data for U+8166

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 腦 | *nuːʔ, *nuːs |
| 惱 | *nuːʔ |
| 瑙 | *nuːʔ |
| 匘 | *nuːʔ |
| 碯 | *nuːʔ |
| 硇 | *rnuː |
| 𣳦 | *rnuː |
Originally 匘, an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 匕 + 巛 (“hair”) + 囟 (“head; fontanel”). 匕 was later replaced with 肉 (“flesh”).

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw-k. Cognate with Burmese ဦးနှောက် (u:hnauk), Nuosu ꀑꆊ (o not, “brain”), Jingpho nu' (“brain”), Drung unu (“brain; mind”), Japhug tɯrnoʁ, S'gaw Karen ခိၣ်နူာ် (khoh̀noọ, “brain”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǎo (nao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): nou$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): nau$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): nó
    (Hailu, HRS): no$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): nau$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): nō̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): náu / nó͘ / ló
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nao$^2$ / lo$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǎo
*** Wade–Giles: nao$^3$
*** Yale: nǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nao
*** Palladius: нао (nao)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǎor
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǎor
*** Wade–Giles: nao$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: nǎur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naol
*** Palladius: наор (naor)
*** Sinological IPA : /naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nou$^5$
*** Yale: nóuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /nou̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: nau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ⁿdau⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nó
*** Hakka Romanization System: no$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: no$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /no³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: no$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /no²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: nau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /nau³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡo³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: náu
*** Tâi-lô: náu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nao
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nãu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /nãu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nó͘
*** Tâi-lô: nóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nor
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló
*** Tâi-lô: ló
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loir
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lo⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /lo⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹/
* Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwan:
** náu - vernacular;
** ló - literary.
* Middle Chinese: nawX
Rime :
| Character | 腦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 奴晧切 |
| Baxter | nawX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /naw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | nou$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤ[u]ʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*nuːʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 腦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | nǎo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ naw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*nˁ[u]ʔ/ |
| English | brain |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 腦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 9370 |
| Phonetic component | 匘 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 堖 |
| Old Chinese | /*nuːʔ/ |
| Notes | 見左傳，說文作匘 |

#### Definitions

腦
* (anatomy) brain (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
* head
* brains; mind
    唔使用腦諗／唔使用脑谂 [Cantonese] ― m$^4$ sai$^2$ jung$^6$ nou$^5$ nam$^2$ [Jyutping] ― no need to use one's brains
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to smash one's head
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) core; central part
* (in compounds) brain-like object or substance
    豆腐腦／豆腐脑 ― dòufunǎo ― tofu pudding
    電腦／电脑 ― diànnǎo ― computer
* (in compounds) essence
    樟腦／樟脑 ― zhāngnǎo ― camphor
    龍腦／龙脑 ― lóngnǎo ― borneol
    薄荷腦／薄荷脑 ― bóhénǎo ― menthol
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 電腦／电脑 (din$^6$ nou$^5$, “computer”). (Classifier: 部 c)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 電腦, 電子計算機, 計算機, 電算機, 電算 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 電腦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 電腦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 電腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 電腦, 康比尤特 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 康比尤特 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 電腦, 腦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 電腦 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 電腦 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 電子計算機, 電腦 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 脳(のう) (nō)
* → Korean: 뇌(腦) (noe)
* → Vietnamese: não (腦)

#### Compounds

* 一古腦兒 / 一古脑儿 (yīgǔnǎor)
* 一股腦兒 / 一股脑儿 (yīgǔnǎor)
* 一腦門子 / 一脑门子
* 上頭上腦 / 上头上脑
* 不知頭腦 / 不知头脑
* 丘腦 / 丘脑 (qiūnǎo)
* 丟在腦後 / 丢在脑后
* 中文電腦 / 中文电脑
* 中腦 / 中脑 (zhōngnǎo)
* 主腦 / 主脑 (zhǔnǎo)
* 伸頭探腦 / 伸头探脑
* 個人電腦 / 个人电脑 (gèrén diànnǎo)
* 倔頭倔腦 / 倔头倔脑
* 傷腦筋 / 伤脑筋 (shāng nǎojīn)
* 傲頭傲腦 / 傲头傲脑
* 傻頭傻腦 / 傻头傻脑
* 光學電腦 / 光学电脑
* 刺腦 / 刺脑
* 劈腦後 / 劈脑后
* 動腦 / 动脑 (dòngnǎo)
* 動腦筋 / 动脑筋 (dòng nǎojīn)
* 呆腦呆頭 / 呆脑呆头
* 呆頭呆腦 / 呆头呆脑 (dāitóudāinǎo)
* 呆頭木腦 / 呆头木脑
* 嘔心絞腦 / 呕心绞脑
* 回頭掣腦 / 回头掣脑
* 土頭土腦 / 土头土脑 (tǔtóutǔnǎo)
* 壽頭壽腦 / 寿头寿脑 (shòutóushòunǎo)
* 大型電腦 / 大型电脑
* 大總腦 / 大总脑
* 大腦 / 大脑 (dànǎo)
* 大腦皮層 / 大脑皮层
* 大腦皮質 / 大脑皮质 (dànǎo pízhì)
* 大腦腳 / 大脑脚
* 大腦門兒 / 大脑门儿
* 大腦髓質 / 大脑髓质
* 大頭腦 / 大头脑
* 夾腦 / 夹脑
* 夾腦風 / 夹脑风
* 套頭裹腦 / 套头裹脑
* 好頭腦 / 好头脑
* 家用電腦 / 家用电脑 (jiāyòng diànnǎo)
* 尋頭討腦 / 寻头讨脑
* 小腦 / 小脑 (xiǎonǎo)
* 巴頭探腦 / 巴头探脑 (bātóutànnǎo)
* 廚頭灶腦 / 厨头灶脑
* 延腦 / 延脑 (yánnǎo)
* 後腦 / 后脑 (hòunǎo)
* 後腦杓 / 后脑杓
* 微電腦 / 微电脑 (wēidiànnǎo)
* 愣頭愣腦 / 愣头愣脑 (lèngtóulèngnǎo)
* 愣頭磕腦 / 愣头磕脑
* 戇頭戇腦 / 戆头戆脑
* 扎腦門兒 / 扎脑门儿
* 打大頭腦 / 打大头脑
* 扒頭探腦 / 扒头探脑
* 投腦酒 / 投脑酒
* 拋在腦後 / 抛在脑后
* 拍腦袋 / 拍脑袋
* 探頭探腦 / 探头探脑 (tàntóutànnǎo)
* 探頭縮腦 / 探头缩脑
* 探頭舒腦 / 探头舒脑
* 換腦筋 / 换脑筋
* 搖頭擺腦 / 摇头摆脑 (yáotóubǎinǎo)
* 搖頭晃腦 / 摇头晃脑 (yáotóuhuàngnǎo)
* 撞頭搕腦 / 撞头搕脑
* 撐頭獲腦 / 撑头获脑
* 數位電腦 / 数位电脑
* 敵腦 / 敌脑
* 日本腦炎 / 日本脑炎 (Rìběn nǎoyán)
* 昏頭搭腦 / 昏头搭脑
* 昏頭昏腦 / 昏头昏脑 (hūntóuhūnnǎo)
* 昏頭暈腦 / 昏头晕脑
* 晃腦 / 晃脑
* 書腦 / 书脑
* 有頭腦 / 有头脑
* 木頭木腦 / 木头木脑
* 樟腦 / 樟脑 (zhāngnǎo)
* 樟腦丸 / 樟脑丸 (zhāngnǎowán)
* 樟腦油 / 樟脑油
* 樟腦精 / 樟脑精
* 橋腦 / 桥脑 (qiáonǎo)
* 死腦筋 / 死脑筋 (sǐnǎojīn)
* 沒腦子 / 没脑子 (méinǎozi)
* 沒頭沒腦 / 没头没脑
* 沒頭腦 / 没头脑 (méitóunǎo)
* 油頭滑腦 / 油头滑脑
* 洗腦 / 洗脑 (xǐnǎo)
* 混頭混腦 / 混头混脑
* 滑頭滑腦 / 滑头滑脑
* 滿腦子 / 满脑子
* 為頭把腦 / 为头把脑
* 無頭無腦 / 无头无脑
* 爭頭鼓腦 / 争头鼓脑
* 猴腦 / 猴脑 (hóunǎo)
* 獃頭獃腦 / 呆头呆脑
* 瑞腦 / 瑞脑
* 疢頭怪腦 / 疢头怪脑
* 癲頭癲腦 / 癫头癫脑
* 皮頭夯腦 / 皮头夯脑
* 盲人電腦 / 盲人电脑
* 眉頭眼腦 / 眉头眼脑
* 眼腦 / 眼脑
* 石油腦 / 石油脑
* 硬腦膜 / 硬脑膜 (yìngnǎomó)
* 硬頭硬腦 / 硬头硬脑
* 磕腦 / 磕脑
* 磕頭撞腦 / 磕头撞脑
* 磕頭碰腦 / 磕头碰脑
* 空腦子 / 空脑子
* 笨頭笨腦 / 笨头笨脑 (bèntóubènnǎo)
* 絞盡腦汁 / 绞尽脑汁 (jiǎojìnnǎozhī)
* 綠色電腦 / 绿色电脑
* 縮頭縮腦 / 缩头缩脑
* 置之腦後 / 置之脑后
* 老腦筋 / 老脑筋 (lǎonǎojīn)
* 聳頭聳腦 / 耸头耸脑
* 肝腦塗地 / 肝脑涂地 (gānnǎotúdì)
* 肥腸滿腦 / 肥肠满脑
* 腦下垂體 / 脑下垂体 (nǎoxiàchuítǐ)
* 腦下腺 / 脑下腺
* 腦上腺 / 脑上腺
* 腦中樞 / 脑中枢
* 腦中風 / 脑中风 (nǎozhòngfēng)
* 腦充血 / 脑充血 (nǎochōngxuè)
* 腦兒 / 脑儿
* 腦出血 / 脑出血 (nǎochūxuè)
* 腦力 / 脑力 (nǎolì)
* 腦力激盪 / 脑力激荡
* 腦勺 / 脑勺 (nǎosháo)
* 腦塔 / 脑塔
* 腦壓 / 脑压
* 腦子 / 脑子 (nǎozi)
* 腦幹 / 脑干 (nǎogàn)
* 腦庫 / 脑库 (nǎokù)
* 腦後 / 脑后
* 腦性麻痺 / 脑性麻痹
* 腦挫傷 / 脑挫伤
* 腦揪 / 脑揪
* 腦杓子 / 脑杓子
* 腦栓塞 / 脑栓塞 (nǎoshuānsè)
* 腦橋 / 脑桥 (nǎoqiáo)
* 腦死 / 脑死 (nǎosǐ)
* 腦殼 / 脑壳 (nǎoké)
* 腦汁 / 脑汁 (nǎozhī)
* 腦波 / 脑波 (nǎobō)
* 腦海 / 脑海 (nǎohǎi)
* 腦液 / 脑液
* 腦溢血 / 脑溢血 (nǎoyìxuè)
* 腦漿 / 脑浆
* 腦滿腸肥 / 脑满肠肥 (nǎomǎnchángféi)
* 腦炎 / 脑炎 (nǎoyán)
* 腦瓜頂兒 / 脑瓜顶儿
* 腦瓢兒 / 脑瓢儿
* 腦瘤 / 脑瘤 (nǎoliú)
* 腦神經 / 脑神经 (nǎoshénjīng)
* 腦筋 / 脑筋 (nǎojīn)
* 腦箍 / 脑箍
* 腦組織 / 脑组织
* 腦細胞 / 脑细胞 (nǎoxìbāo)
* 腸肥腦滿 / 肠肥脑满
* 腦腫瘤 / 脑肿瘤
* 腦膜 / 脑膜 (nǎomó)
* 腦膜炎 / 脑膜炎 (nǎomóyán)
* 腦花 / 脑花 (nǎohuā)
* 腦袋 / 脑袋
* 腦袋搬家 / 脑袋搬家
* 腦袋瓜 / 脑袋瓜 (nǎodaiguā)
* 腦袋瓜子 / 脑袋瓜子
* 腦袋疼 / 脑袋疼
* 腦貧血 / 脑贫血
* 腦部 / 脑部 (nǎobù)
* 腦量 / 脑量
* 腦鑿子 / 脑凿子
* 腦門 / 脑门 (nǎomén)
* 腦門兒錢 / 脑门儿钱
* 腦際 / 脑际
* 腦電圖 / 脑电图 (nǎodiàntú)
* 腦震盪 / 脑震荡 (nǎozhèndàng)
* 腦髓 / 脑髓 (nǎosuǐ)
* 臉腦 / 脸脑
* 苦腦子 / 苦脑子
* 薄荷腦 / 薄荷脑 (bòhénǎo)
* 藏頭亢腦 / 藏头亢脑
* 虎磕腦 / 虎磕脑
* 虎頭虎腦 / 虎头虎脑
* 角腦 / 角脑
* 豆腐腦 / 豆腐脑 (dòufunǎo)
* 賊頭賊腦 / 贼头贼脑
* 賊頭鼠腦 / 贼头鼠脑
* 迷你電腦 / 迷你电脑
* 針頭線腦 / 针头线脑 (zhēntóuxiànnǎo)
* 間腦 / 间脑 (jiānnǎo)
* 電腦 / 电脑 (diànnǎo)
* 電腦兵棋 / 电脑兵棋
* 電腦動畫 / 电脑动画
* 電腦化 / 电脑化 (diànnǎohuà)
* 電腦孤兒 / 电脑孤儿
* 電腦彩噴 / 电脑彩喷
* 電腦打字 / 电脑打字
* 電腦指令 / 电脑指令
* 電腦排版 / 电脑排版
* 電腦擇友 / 电脑择友
* 電腦教學 / 电脑教学
* 電腦書局 / 电脑书局
* 電腦病毒 / 电脑病毒 (diànnǎo bìngdú)
* 電腦百貨 / 电脑百货
* 電腦看板 / 电脑看板
* 電腦祕書 / 电脑秘书
* 電腦程式 / 电脑程式 (diànnǎo chéngshì)
* 電腦網誌 / 电脑网志
* 電腦網路 / 电脑网路
* 電腦繪圖 / 电脑绘图
* 電腦美工 / 电脑美工
* 電腦藝術 / 电脑艺术
* 電腦詞典 / 电脑词典
* 電腦語言 / 电脑语言
* 電腦諮詢 / 电脑谘询
* 電腦軟體 / 电脑软体
* 電腦辭典 / 电脑辞典
* 電腦連線 / 电脑连线
* 電腦遊戲 / 电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)
* 電腦音樂 / 电脑音乐
* 電腦鼠 / 电脑鼠
* 順頭順腦 / 顺头顺脑
* 頭昏腦悶 / 头昏脑闷
* 頭昏腦脹 / 头昏脑胀 (tóuhūnnǎozhàng)
* 頭腦 / 头脑 (tóunǎo)
* 頭腦派 / 头脑派
* 頭腦湯 / 头脑汤
* 頭腦簡單 / 头脑简单
* 頭腦酒 / 头脑酒
* 頭腦體操 / 头脑体操
* 類比電腦 / 类比电脑
* 顛頭聳腦 / 颠头耸脑
* 首腦 / 首脑 (shǒunǎo)
* 馬腦 / 马脑
* 骨頭骨腦 / 骨头骨脑
* 鬼摸腦殼 / 鬼摸脑壳
* 鬼頭鬼腦 / 鬼头鬼脑
* 魔音傳腦 / 魔音传脑
* 點頭幌腦 / 点头幌脑
* 鼓腦爭頭 / 鼓脑争头
* 龍腦 / 龙脑 (lóngnǎo)
* 龍腦樹 / 龙脑树

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nào (nao$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nào
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nào
*** Wade–Giles: nao$^4$
*** Yale: nàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naw
*** Palladius: нао (nao)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: nawH
Rime :
| Character | 腦 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 那到切 |
| Baxter | nawH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /naw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | nou$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*nuːs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 腦 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 9375 |
| Phonetic component | 匘 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 腝 |
| Old Chinese | /*nuːs/ |

#### Definitions

腦
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 脳 |
| Kyūjitai | 腦 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 脳)
* Kyūjitai form of 脳

#### Readings

* Go-on: のう (nō)
* Kan-on: どう (dō)
* Kun: あたま (atama, 腦)、なずき (nazuki, 腦)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 腦 (MC nawX).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 노ᇢ〯 (Yale: nwǒw) | 노ᇢ〯 (Yale: nwǒw) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 골〮치〮 (Yale: kwólchí) | 노〯 (Yale: nwǒ) |

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [nwe̞] ~ [nø̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [눼/뇌]

### Noun

Wikisource 腦 (eumhun 머릿골 뇌 (meoritgol noe))
* hanja form of 뇌 (“brain”) [noun]

#### Compounds

* 간뇌 (間腦, gannoe)
* 뇌경색 (腦梗塞, noegyeongsaek)
* 뇌리 (腦裡, noeri)
* 뇌막 (腦膜, noemak)
* 뇌사 (腦死, noesa)
* 뇌사자 (腦死者, noesaja)
* 뇌신경 (腦神經, noesin'gyeong)
* 뇌염 (腦炎, noeyeom)
* 뇌졸중 (腦卒中, noejoljung)
* 뇌종양 (腦腫瘍, noejong'yang)
* 뇌진탕 (腦震蕩, noejintang)
* 뇌척수 (腦脊髓, noecheoksu)
* 뇌척수막 (腦脊髓膜, noecheoksumak)
* 뇌척수액 (腦脊髓液, noecheoksuaek)
* 뇌파 (腦波, noepa)
* 뇌하수체 (腦下垂體, noehasuche)
* 뇌혈관 (腦血管, noehyeolgwan)
* 뇌회 (腦回, noehoe)
* 대뇌 (大腦, daenoe)
* 대뇌반구 (大腦半球, daenoeban'gu)
* 두뇌 (頭腦, dunoe)
* 세뇌 (洗腦, senoe)
* 소뇌 (小腦, sonoe)
* 수뇌 (首腦, sunoe)
* 수뇌부 (首腦部, sunoebu)
* 장뇌 (樟腦, jangnoe)
* 후뇌 (嗅腦, hunoe)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Old Japanese
### Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 漬く (naduku, “to be immersed in water (or other liquid)”).

### Noun

腦 (naduki$_1$) (kana なづき)
* the brain
** 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, page 68:
    髄腦　上須年、下奈豆技。髄 and 腦: the former sune (“shin”), the latter naduki$_1$ (“brain”).

#### Descendants

* Japanese: 脳, 髄 (nazuki)

### References

* ↑ Unknown (794) Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.

## Vietnamese

* chữ Hán Nôm in this term
* 腦

### Han character

腦: Hán Nôm readings: não

### Noun

腦
* chữ Hán form of não (“brain”).