Character

巢

cháo HSK 7

巢 cháo HSK 7

1. nest (of birds, bees, ants, etc.)
2. lair or hideout of bandits or criminals
3. a surname

Words using 巢 as cháo (2)

1 巢穴 cháo xué — lair HSK 7
- 巢 nest, dwelling structure
- 穴 hole, cave, enclosed space
Example

狐狸在森林深处挖了一个巢穴。

hú li zài sēn lín shēn chù wā le yí gè cháo xué

The fox dug a lair deep in the forest.
2 鸟巢 niǎo cháo — bird's nest HSK 7
- 鸟 bird
- 巢 nest
Example

树上有一个鸟巢。

shù shang yǒu yí gè niǎo cháo

There's a bird's nest in the tree.

Structure & writing

巢 cháo — nest (of birds, bees, ants, etc.)

巢 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 巛 chuān — river; flowing water

巛 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

巡 xún to patrol; to make rounds of inspection 巢 cháo nest (of birds, bees, ants, etc.)

2 果 guǒ — fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering

果 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

课 kè schoolwork; planned segmented instruction

HSK 4

棵 kē measure word for plants

HSK 5

裹 guǒ to wrap; to bind (with paper, cloth, or other sheet material) 颗 kē measure word for small, round or granular objects

HSK 7

巢 cháo nest (of birds, bees, ants, etc.) 裸 luǒ to be naked, bare (the body)

Stroke order