頭腦

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See also: 头脑

Chinese[edit]

head; (noun suffix) brain
trad. (頭腦)
simp. (头脑)
Literally: “head and brain”.

Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (7) (8) (8)
Final () (137) (89) (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () I I I
Fanqie
Baxter duw nawX nawH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dəu/ /nɑuX/ /nɑuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/dəu/ /nɑuX/ /nɑuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/dəu/ /nɑuX/ /nɑuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dəw/ /nawX/ /nawH/
Li
Rong
/du/ /nɑuX/ /nɑuH/
Wang
Li
/dəu/ /nɑuX/ /nɑuH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/dʱə̯u/ /nɑuX/ /nɑuH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tóu nǎo nào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
tau4 nou5 nou6

Noun[edit]

頭腦

  1. (literary) head
  2. mind; brains; head
  3. intellect; intelligence; smarts
    頭腦王者头脑王者  ―  tóunǎo wángzhě  ―  Mind/Brain King (a popular gaming application)
  4. leader; boss; head
  5. (obsolete) inside information
  6. (obsolete) reason; cause; motive; grounds

Synonyms[edit]

  • (mind):
  • (inside information):

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (頭腦):