脑壳

腦殼

nǎoké

noun #19,233

Measure Word

一个脑壳 gè

Meanings

1 head
2 skull
3 brains (mental capacity)

Characters

Examples

你脑壳有问题吧？

Nǐ nǎoké yǒu wèntí ba?

Is there something wrong with your head?

小心别磕了脑壳。

Xiǎoxīn bié kē le nǎoké.

Be careful not to bump your head.

Tips

register

脑壳 is a colloquial/dialectal word, especially common in Sichuan and southwestern Chinese dialects. The standard Mandarin equivalent is 脑袋 (nǎodai).

memory

脑 (brain) + 壳 (shell) — your skull is literally the 'brain shell'.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo

壳 ké