| 绞 |
jiǎo nǎo zhī | to rack one's brains |
| 绞 |
jiǎo | to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn |
| 脑 |
nǎo | brain / mind / head / essence |
| 脑 |
nǎo zhī | brains |
| 汁 |
zhī | juice |