头脑
HSK 3 (2021)
头脑 (tóunǎo) · brains
头脑 (tóunǎo) means “brains; mind”. It is written with 2 characters: 头 (head) + 脑 (brain). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 头脑 is built
The characters
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
脑 nǎo · brain
What 脑 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: flesh (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他做生意很有头脑。Tā zuò shēngyi hěn yǒu tóunǎo.He has a good head for business.
睡一觉，头脑就清楚了。Shuì yī jiào, tóunǎo jiù qīngchu le.After a sleep, your mind will be clear.
Questions about 头脑
What does 头脑 mean?
头脑 (tóunǎo) means “brains; mind”.
How do you pronounce 头脑?
头脑 is pronounced tóunǎo.
Which HSK level is 头脑?
头脑 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
- 石头shítoustone
- 骨头gǔtoubone
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 镜头jìngtóucamera lens
- 前头qiántouin front
Learn 头脑 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.