Trace Panda
■ radical

nǎo

brain

How it’s built

Simplified form of 腦. The brain is part of the body (⺼) composed of a system of pathways (巛) located inside of the skull (囟). The traditional component 巛 was removed for simplification.

⺼
meaning

meat; flesh — ⺼ is a component form of 肉.

囟
iconic

top of skull; fontanel

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