Keyword
nest
- living quarters in tree
- Frequency
- #2461
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
cháo
Mnemonic
A nest 巛田 built in a tree 木
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
巢穴
lair; nest; den; hideout
巢
nest
卵巢
ovary
鸟巢
bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
筑巢
to nest; to build a nest
蜂巢
honeycomb; beehive
巢湖
Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥 (Héféi), Anhui
雀巢
Nestlé
老巢
(fig.) lair; den; stronghold (esp. of criminals or hostile forces)
倾巢而出
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
黄巢
Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
巢湖市
Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei City 合肥市 (HéféiShì), Anhui
倾巢
lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us); a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)
爱巢
love nest
空巢
empty nest; a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
蚁巢
ant nest
黄巢起义
Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
精巢
(zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
窝巢
nest
香巢
a love nest; a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)