脑浆

腦漿

nǎojiāng

noun #12,228

Meanings

1 brains (the physical substance)
2 brain matter

Characters

thick liquid; paste

Examples

子弹打穿了他的头骨，脑浆四溅。

Zǐdàn dǎ chuān le tā de tóugǔ, nǎojiāng sì jiàn.

The bullet pierced his skull, and brain matter splattered everywhere.

打得脑浆迸裂。

Dǎ de nǎojiāng bèng liè.

Hit so hard that brains burst out.

Tips

memory

脑 (brain) + 浆 (thick liquid/paste) — brain paste. The character 浆 also appears in 豆浆 (dòujiāng, soy milk), so think of brain tissue as having that thick, pasty consistency.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo

浆 jiāng