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鸟巢 (niǎo cháo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

鸟巢 (niǎo cháo) is a Chinese word: bird's nest. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 鸟巢

名 míng noun

bird's nest

树上有一个鸟巢。

shù shang yǒu yí gè niǎo cháo

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

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Word breakdown

鸟 niǎo — bird

巢 cháo — nest

Words with this character (1)
  • 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.

Structure & writing
1 鸟 niǎo — bird (warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, beak, and wings)
鸟 is a component in 10 characters
HSK 1
鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)
HSK 5
鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)
HSK 6
岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)
HSK 7
鸣 míng (of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet 鸽 gē pigeon; dove (bird with small wings, good at flying, feathers white/grey/dark purple; kept as homing pigeon or symbolic of peace) 鹅 é goose (domestic fowl with white or grey feathers, orange or dark-brown fleshy knob on forehead, long neck, flat wide bill, webbed feet) 鹏 péng the giant mythical bird in ancient legend
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鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage) 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

鸟 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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

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

consists of

2.1 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.)
2.2 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