后脑勺

後腦勺

hòunǎosháo

noun #13,550

Measure Word

一个后脑勺 gè

Meanings

1 back of the head

Characters

spoon; ladle (here: rounded shape)

Examples

他被人从后脑勺打了一下。

Tā bèi rén cóng hòunǎosháo dǎ le yīxià.

He was hit on the back of his head.

Tips

usage

勺 here is a colloquial suffix for the rounded back part of the skull. In everyday speech, 后脑勺 is much more common than the formal 枕骨 (occipital bone).

Stroke Order

后 hòu

脑 nǎo

勺 sháo