Chinese symbol for “brain”
大脑
dà nǎo
Traditional: 大腦
brain; cerebrum
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brain is 大脑 (dà nǎo), defined as: brain; cerebrum.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “brain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脑 (腦) | nǎo | brain; mind |
| 脑海 (腦海) | nǎo hǎi | the mind; the brain |
| 脑花 (腦花) | nǎo huā | brain (served as a culinary dish) |
| 脑瓜 (腦瓜) | nǎo guā | skull; brain |
| 脑髓 (腦髓) | nǎo suǐ | brain tissue; gray matter |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大脑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 电脑 (電腦) | diàn nǎo | computer; 台 (tái) |
| 脑袋 (腦袋) | nǎo dai | head; skull |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brain”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.