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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 头脑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
头脑 tóu nǎo - brains
- mind
- skull
- (fig.) gist (of a matter)
- leader
- boss

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 2,530 6,067 6,042

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
头 tóu- head
- hair style
- the top
- end
- beginning or end
- a stub
- remnant
- chief
- boss
- side
- aspect
- first
- leading
- classifier for pigs or livestock
- CL:個|个[ge4]
头 tou- suffix for nouns
脑 nǎo- brain
- mind
- head
- essence

Other Words Containing 头脑

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
头脑 - 3 2,530 6,067 6,042
冲昏头脑 - - 30,039 66,516 47,599