脑袋
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
脑袋 (nǎodai) · head
脑袋 (nǎodai) means “head; brain”. It is written with 2 characters: 脑 (brain) + 袋 (bag). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 脑袋 is built
The characters
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)
袋 dài · bag
What 袋 is made of
- 代dài — era
- 亻rén — person
- 弋yì — to catch
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 代 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的脑袋有点疼。Wǒ de nǎodai yǒudiǎn téng.My head hurts a little.
小心你的脑袋！Xiǎoxīn nǐ de nǎodai!Watch your head!
Questions about 脑袋
What does 脑袋 mean?
脑袋 (nǎodai) means “head; brain”.
How do you pronounce 脑袋?
脑袋 is pronounced nǎodai.
Which HSK level is 脑袋?
脑袋 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 伤脑筋shāngnǎojīnto be a headache
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 塑料袋sùliàodàiplastic bag
- 袋子dàizibag
- 袋dàibag
Learn 脑袋 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.