cháo

common
noun

Meaning of

巢 means bird's nest; hive; ant nest; den; stronghold of outlaws. Pronounced cháo.

  • bird's nest; hive; ant nest
  • den; stronghold of outlaws
  • surname Chao

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shù
shàng
yǒu
niǎo
cháo
 

There is a bird's nest on this big tree.

fēng
zài
huā
yuán
jiàn
le
fēng
cháo
 

Bees built a hive in the garden.

men
zhèng
máng
zhe
bān
yùn
shí
huí
cháo
 

The ants are busy carrying food back to their nest.

hòu
de
yán
xià
zhǎo
dào
yàn
zi
cháo
le
 

I can't find the swallow's nest under the eaves after the rain.

Zhè
fēng
cháo
yǒu
shàng
wàn
zhī
gōng
fēng
 

There are tens of thousands of worker bees in this hive.