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脑门

腦門
nǎomén
noun #14,771

Meanings

  1. 1 forehead

Examples

他拍了一下自己的脑门。
Tā pāi le yīxià zìjǐ de nǎomén.
He slapped his own forehead.
孩子发烧了，脑门很烫。
Háizi fāshāo le, nǎomén hěn tàng.
The child has a fever; his forehead is very hot.

Tips

usage
脑门 is more colloquial than 额头 (étóu), which is the standard/formal word for forehead. 脑门 is common in northern Chinese dialects.
memory
Think of it as the 'brain door' (脑 brain + 门 door) — the front panel of your head that 'opens' to your brain.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo
门 mén