巢 (cháo) — (noun) nest (of birds, insects, etc.); (noun) lair, den (of animals); (noun) a Chinese surname

Definition

noun
nest (of birds, insects, etc.)lairden (of animals)a Chinese surname
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 巢。
    Niǎo zài shù shàng zhù le yí gè cháo.
    The bird built a nest in the tree.
  • 巢。
    Lǎo shǔ bǎ cháo jiàn zài qiáng jiǎo xià.
    The mouse built its lair under the corner of the wall.
  • 。
    Jǐng chá zhǎo dào le fěi tú de cháo xué.
    The police found the gangsters' lair.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

巢 shows a baby bird in a nest on top of a tree.

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