Usage of the character 脑

brain
mind
head
essence

liúnǎo

流脑

[流腦]

epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (abbr. for 流行性腦膜炎／流行性脑膜炎 (liúxíngxìngnǎomóyán))

yòngnǎo

用脑

[用腦]

to undertake mental work

nǎotān

脑瘫

[腦癱]

cerebral palsy

suǐnǎo

髓脑

[髓腦]

brains
gray matter

nǎoyán

脑炎

[腦炎]

encephalitis

xiǎonǎo

小脑

[小腦]

cerebellum (part of the brain)

dòngnǎo

动脑

[動腦]

to use one's brain

xǐnǎo

洗脑

[洗腦]

to brainwash

nǎolì

脑力

[腦力]

mental capacity

nǎogàn

脑干

[腦幹]

brain stem

nǎotú

脑图

[腦圖]

mind map

nǎozi

脑子

[腦子]

brains
mind
CL:個／个 (gè)

nǎohuí

脑回

[腦回]

gyrus (neuroanatomy)

nǎogōu

脑沟

[腦溝]

sulcus (neuroanatomy)

nǎomó

脑膜

[腦膜]

meninx
meninges
membranes lining the brain

nǎomén

脑门

[腦門]

forehead

nǎosháo

脑勺

[腦勺]

back of the head

diànnǎo

电脑

[電腦]

computer
CL:臺／台 (tái)

qiūnǎo

丘脑

[丘腦]

thalamus

nǎozhàng

脑涨

[腦漲]

variant of 腦脹／脑胀 (nǎozhàng)

nǎobìng

脑病

[腦病]

brain disease
encephalopathy

nǎosuǐ

脑髓

[腦髓]

brain tissue
gray matter
brain
medulla

zhǔnǎo

主脑

[主腦]

leader
the one in control
main (part, character etc)

nǎocán

脑残

[腦殘]

moronic
brainless
bonehead
retard

nǎosháo

脑杓

[腦杓]

the spoon shape slope on the nape

nǎohuā

脑花

[腦花]

brain (served as a culinary dish)

nǎoguā

脑瓜

[腦瓜]

skull
brain
head
mind
mentality
ideas

nǎobǔ

脑补

[腦補]

(Internet slang) to imagine
to visualize

shǒunǎo

首脑

[首腦]

head (of state)
summit (meeting)
leader

yǐnǎo

乙脑

[乙腦]

epidemic encephalitis B (abbr. for 乙型腦炎／乙型脑炎 (yǐxíngnǎoyán))

nǎojì

脑际

[腦際]

mind
memory

nǎoqiáo

脑桥

[腦橋]

(anatomy) pons

nǎobō

脑波

[腦波]

brain wave
EEG

nǎoliú

脑瘤

[腦瘤]

brain tumor

zhāngnǎo

樟脑

[樟腦]

camphor C10H16O

dànǎo

大脑

[大腦]

brain
cerebrum

nǎozhī

脑汁

[腦汁]

brains

nǎor

脑儿

[腦兒]

brains (as food)

qiáonǎo

桥脑

[橋腦]

(anatomy) pons

jiānnǎo

间脑

[間腦]

diencephalon

nǎohòu

脑后

[腦後]

the back of the head
(fig.) the back of one's mind

nǎoyè

脑液

[腦液]

brain fluid

nǎodǎo

脑岛

[腦島]

insula

tóunǎo

头脑

[頭腦]

brains
mind
skull
(fig.) gist (of a matter)
leader
boss

nǎodai

脑袋

[腦袋]

head
skull
brains
mental capability
CL:顆／颗 (kē),個／个 (gè)

hòunǎo

后脑

[後腦]

hindbrain
back of the head

nǎojīn

脑筋

[腦筋]

brains
mind
head
way of thinking

nǎojiāng

脑浆

[腦漿]

brains

wúnǎo

无脑

[無腦]

brainless

nǎoké

脑壳

[腦殼]

(coll.) head; skull
(fig.) brains (mental capacity)

nǎoyè

脑叶

[腦葉]

lobe of the brain

nǎohǎi

脑海

[腦海]

the mind
the brain

nǎozhàng

脑胀

[腦脹]

lit. brain swelling
dizzy
light-headed
intoxicated

nǎoshì

脑室

[腦室]

ventricles of the brain

wēidiànnǎo

微电脑

[微電腦]

microcomputer

shínǎoyóu

石脑油

[石腦油]

naphtha

nǎochūxuè

脑出血

[腦出血]

cerebral hemorrhage

nǎoxìbāo

脑细胞

[腦細胞]

brain cell

Zágǔnǎo

杂谷脑

[雜谷腦]

Zagunao River in Sichuan, tributary of the Min River 岷江 ( Mín Jiāng)

nǎogěngsǐ

脑梗死

[腦梗死]

cerebral infarction

nǎoyìxuè

脑溢血

[腦溢血]

cerebral hemorrhage
stroke

nǎozhèndàng

脑震荡

[腦震盪]

(med.) cerebral concussion

nǎozhòngfēng

脑中风

[腦中風]

cerebral stroke

dòufunǎo

豆腐脑

[豆腐腦]

jellied tofu
soft bean curd

nǎonèifēi

脑内啡

[腦內啡]

endorphin

nǎoguār

脑瓜儿

[腦瓜兒]

erhua variant of 腦瓜／脑瓜 (nǎoguā)

nǎocùzhòng

脑卒中

[腦卒中]

stroke
cerebral hemorrhage

diànnǎowǎng

电脑网

[電腦網]

computer network
Internet

zhāngnǎowán

樟脑丸

[樟腦丸]

camphor balls
moth balls

nǎocánfěn

脑残粉

[腦殘粉]

(slang) fanboy
fangirl

zhāngnǎoqiú

樟脑球

[樟腦球]

camphor balls
moth balls

nǎochōngxuè

脑充血

[腦充血]

stroke
cerebral hemorrhage

hòunǎosháo

后脑勺

[後腦勺]

back of the head

nǎosǔnshāng

脑损伤

[腦損傷]

brain damage

xìnnǎomén

囟脑门

[囟腦門]

fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

nǎojǐyè

脑脊液

[腦脊液]

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

nǎozhǒngliú

脑肿瘤

[腦腫瘤]

brain tumor

nǎogěngsè

脑梗塞

[腦梗塞]

cerebral infarction

nǎoshénjīng

脑神经

[腦神經]

cranial nerves

shāngnǎojīn

伤脑筋

[傷腦筋]

to be a real headache
to find sth a real headache
to beat one's brains

yīgǔnǎo

一股脑

[一股腦]

all of it
lock, stock and barrel

nǎoguāzi

脑瓜子

[腦瓜子]

see 腦瓜／脑瓜 (nǎoguā)

nǎochuítǐ

脑垂体

[腦垂體]

pituitary gland

nǎosǐwáng

脑死亡

[腦死亡]

brain death

nǎopínxuè

脑贫血

[腦貧血]

cerebral anemia

kāinǎodòng

开脑洞

[開腦洞]

to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas

nǎodiànbō

脑电波

[腦電波]

see 腦波／脑波 (nǎobō)

nǎoshuǐzhǒng

脑水肿

[腦水腫]

cerebral edema

liènǎorén

裂脑人

[裂腦人]

commissurotomy

nǎomóyán

脑膜炎

[腦膜炎]

meningitis

nǎodiàntú

脑电图

[腦電圖]

electroencephalogram (EEG)

nǎoménzi

脑门子

[腦門子]

forehead (dialect)

xiàqiūnǎo

下丘脑

[下丘腦]

hypothalamus (anatomy)

dòngnǎojīn

动脑筋

[動腦筋]

to use one's brains
to think

nǎopiáor

脑瓢儿

[腦瓢兒]

top of the head
crown

jiǎonǎozhī

绞脑汁

[絞腦汁]

to rack one's brains

tíshénxǐngnǎo

提神醒脑

[提神醒腦]

to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
invigorating
bracing

nǎodàikāihuā

脑袋开花

[腦袋開花]

to blow one's brain out

jiāyòngdiànnǎo

家用电脑

[家用電腦]

home computer

xiōngdàwúnǎo

胸大无脑

[胸大無腦]

(having) big boobs but no brain
bimbo

nǎomǎnchángféi

脑满肠肥

[腦滿腸肥]

(idiom) overweight as a result of living a life of privilege

Píngguǒdiànnǎo

苹果电脑

[蘋果電腦]

Apple computer
Mac
Macintosh

yǐxíngnǎoyán

乙型脑炎

[乙型腦炎]

epidemic encephalitis B, aka Japanese encephalitis

zhǎngwòdiànnǎo

掌握电脑

[掌握電腦]

PDA
Personal Digital Assistant

nǎoxiàchuítǐ

脑下垂体

[腦下垂體]

pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)

diànnǎoxìtǒng

电脑系统

[電腦系統]

computer system

tóurnǎor

头儿脑儿

[頭兒腦兒]

leading figure; bigwig

yúmùnǎodai

榆木脑袋

[榆木腦袋]

(coll.) thickhead
(coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead)

tóuhūnnǎoxuàn

头昏脑眩

[頭昏腦眩]

dizzying
it makes one's head spin

shǒunǎohuìtán

首脑会谈

[首腦會談]

summit talks
discussion between heads of state

gàngtóugàngnǎo

戆头戆脑

[戇頭戇腦]

stupid (Wu dialect)

píngbǎndiànnǎo

平板电脑

[平板電腦]

tablet computer (iPad, Android devices etc)
CL:臺／台 (tái)

hūntóuhūnnǎo

昏头昏脑

[昏頭昏腦]

confused
dizzy
fainting

dànǎosǐwáng

大脑死亡

[大腦死亡]

brain death

diànnǎowǎnglù

电脑网路

[電腦網路]

computer network

nǎodiàntúbǎn

脑电图版

[腦電圖版]

electroencephalogram (EEG)

gānnǎotúdì

肝脑涂地

[肝腦塗地]

to offer one's life in sacrifice

zhēntóuxiànnǎo

针头线脑

[針頭線腦]

needle and thread
sewing implements
needlework
(fig.) unimportant thing

tóunǎofāzhàng

头脑发胀

[頭腦發脹]

swelling of the head (physical condition)
fig. swellheaded
conceited

tóuyūnnǎozhàng

头晕脑胀

[頭暈腦脹]

dizzy and light-headed

zhìzhīnǎohòu

置之脑后

[置之腦後]

to banish from one's thoughts
to ignore
to take no notice

gèréndiànnǎo

个人电脑

[個人電腦]

personal computer
PC

yīgǔnǎor

一古脑儿

[一古腦兒]

variant of 一股腦兒／一股脑儿 (yīgǔnǎor)

guǐtóuguǐnǎo

鬼头鬼脑

[鬼頭鬼腦]

sneaky
furtive

chōnghūntóunǎo

冲昏头脑

[衝昏頭腦]

lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
to go to one's head

yīgǔnǎor

一股脑儿

[一股腦兒]

erhua variant of 一股腦／一股脑 (yīgǔnǎo)

nǎojījiēkǒu

脑机接口

[腦機接口]

brain-computer interface

tóuhūnnǎomèn

头昏脑闷

[頭昏腦悶]

fainting and giddy
one's head spins

héngtóuhéngnǎo

横头横脑

[橫頭橫腦]

coarse and arrogant
always in the right

shénzhōudiànnǎo

神舟电脑

[神舟電腦]

Hasee (computer manufacturer)

qiūnǎosǔnshāng

丘脑损伤

[丘腦損傷]

thalamic lesions

diànnǎoruǎnjiàn

电脑软件

[電腦軟件]

computer software

tóuhūnnǎozhàng

头昏脑胀

[頭昏腦脹]

giddy
one's head spins

shǒunǎohuìwù

首脑会晤

[首腦會晤]

leadership meeting

guǐmōnǎoké

鬼摸脑壳

[鬼摸腦殼]

(idiom) muddled; momentarily confused

yāntóudānǎo

淹头搭脑

[淹頭搭腦]

listless

lèngtóulèngnǎo

愣头愣脑

[愣頭愣腦]

rash
impetuous
reckless

táishìdiànnǎo

台式电脑

[台式電腦]

desktop computer

shǎtóushǎnǎo

傻头傻脑

[傻頭傻腦]

moronic

jīngchóngchōngnǎo

精虫冲脑

[精蟲衝腦]

lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head
fig. overwhelmed by lust

diànnǎoyǔyán

电脑语言

[電腦語言]

programming language; computer language

zhǎngshàngdiànnǎo

掌上电脑

[掌上電腦]

handheld computer
PDA (personal digital assistant)
Pocket PC

nǎozishēngxiù

脑子生锈

[腦子生銹]

lit. brains rusty
ossified thinking

sēnlínnǎoyán

森林脑炎

[森林腦炎]

forest encephalitis

tóunǎofēngbào

头脑风暴

[頭腦風暴]

brainstorming

tóunǎoqīngchu

头脑清楚

[頭腦清楚]

lucid
clear-headed
sensible

tóuyūnnǎozhàng

头晕脑涨

[頭暈腦漲]

variant of 頭暈腦脹／头晕脑胀 (tóuyūnnǎozhàng)

Rìběnnǎoyán

日本脑炎

[日本腦炎]

Japanese encephalitis

yúmùnǎoké

榆木脑壳

[榆木腦殼]

(coll.) a blockhead; a thickhead

diànnǎobìngdú

电脑病毒

[電腦病毒]

computer virus

yìngrùnǎohǎi

映入脑海

[映入腦海]

to come to mind
to come to one's attention

nǎolìjīdàng

脑力激荡

[腦力激盪]

to brainstorm

nǎoxìngmábì

脑性痲痹

[腦性痲痺]

variant of 腦性麻痺／脑性麻痹
cerebral palsy
spasticity

tóuhūnnǎozhàng

头昏脑涨

[頭昏腦漲]

variant of 頭昏腦脹／头昏脑胀 (tóuhūnnǎozhàng)

nǎodòngdàkāi

脑洞大开

[腦洞大開]

imaginative
to have one's mind buzzing with ideas

dòuzhānǎojīn

豆渣脑筋

[豆渣腦筋]

idiot
porridge head

bātóutànnǎo

巴头探脑

[巴頭探腦]

to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
nosy

nǎoxìngmábì

脑性麻痹

[腦性麻痺]

cerebral palsy
spasticity

chāojídiànnǎo

超级电脑

[超級電腦]

(Tw) supercomputer

zhèngfǔshǒunǎo

政府首脑

[政府首腦]

head of state
government leader

zéitóuzéinǎo

贼头贼脑

[賊頭賊腦]

lit. to behave like a thief
furtive
underhand

tàntóutànnǎo

探头探脑

[探頭探腦]

to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)

diànnǎohuìtú

电脑绘图

[電腦繪圖]

computer graphics

shǒutídiànnǎo

手提电脑

[手提電腦]

portable computer

tǔtóutǔnǎo

土头土脑

[土頭土腦]

rustic
uncouth
unsophisticated

nǎozijìnshuǐ

脑子进水

[腦子進水]

to have lost one's mind
crazy
soft in the head

shǒunǎohuìyì

首脑会议

[首腦會議]

leadership conference
summit meeting

dāitóudāinǎo

呆头呆脑

[呆頭呆腦]

oafish; dull-witted

Zágǔnǎozhèn

杂谷脑镇

[雜谷腦鎮]

Zagunao town in Li county 理縣／理县, Sichuan

nǎoziyǒupào

脑子有泡

[腦子有泡]

soft in the head
brainless
dumb

chōnghūntóunǎo

冲昏头脑

[沖昏頭腦]

lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
to go to one's head

niāntóu-dānǎo

蔫头耷脑

[蔫頭耷腦]

(idiom) (coll.) (of a flower etc) droopy; withered; (of a person) listless; dispirited

nǎolìláodòng

脑力劳动

[腦力勞動]

mental labor
intellectual work

jiǎojìnnǎozhī

绞尽脑汁

[絞盡腦汁]

to rack one's brains

nǎoxuèguǎnpíngzhàng

脑血管屏障

[腦血管屏障]

blood brain barrier

Màijīntǎdiànnǎo

麦金塔电脑

[麥金塔電腦]

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)
Mac

mōbuzháotóunǎo

摸不着头脑

[摸不著頭腦]

to be unable to make any sense of the matter
to be at a loss

nǎochéngxiàngjìshù

脑成像技术

[腦成像技術]

brain imaging technique

xīshàngxíngdiànnǎo

膝上型电脑

[膝上型電腦]

laptop (computer)

zhuōshàngxíngdiànnǎo

桌上型电脑

[桌上型電腦]

desktop computer

tàntóutànnǎor

探头探脑儿

[探頭探腦兒]

erhua variant of 探頭探腦／探头探脑 (tàntóutànnǎo)

bǐjìběndiànnǎo

笔记本电脑

[筆記本電腦]

laptop
notebook (computer)
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

nǎoxuèguǎnjíbìng

脑血管疾病

[腦血管疾病]

cerebrovascular disease

bǐjìxíngdiànnǎo

笔记型电脑

[筆記型電腦]

notebook (computer)

diànnǎofǔzhùshèjì

电脑辅助设计

[電腦輔助設計]

computer-aided design

pìgujuédìngnǎodai

屁股决定脑袋

[屁股決定腦袋]

lit. the butt governs the head (idiom)
fig. where one stands depends on where one sits
one's views are shaped by one's circumstances

niúhǎimiánzhuàngnǎobìng

牛海绵状脑病

[牛海綿狀腦病]

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE
mad cow disease

diànnǎoduàncéngsǎomiáo

电脑断层扫描

[電腦斷層掃描]

CAT scan
CT scan

diànnǎofǔzhùgōngchéng

电脑辅助工程

[電腦輔助工程]

computer-aided engineering

dōngfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

东方马脑炎病毒

[東方馬腦炎病毒]

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus

xīfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

西方马脑炎病毒

[西方馬腦炎病毒]

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

tóunǎojiǎndānsìzhīfādá

头脑简单四肢发达

[頭腦簡單四肢發達]

all brawn no brains

Wěinèiruìlāmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒

[委內瑞拉馬腦炎病毒]

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus

zhàng'èr Jīngāngmōbuzháotóunǎo

丈二金刚摸不着头脑

[丈二金剛摸不著頭腦]

see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦／丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 (zhàng'èrhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo)

diànnǎofǔzhùshèjìyǔhuìtú

电脑辅助设计与绘图

[電腦輔助設計與繪圖]

computer-aided design and drawing

zhàng'èrhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

[丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦]

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
fig. at a total loss