巢(cháo)

HSK 7-911 strokes

surname Chao

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Character information

Pinyin
cháo
Meaning
surname Chao
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 巢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱巛果

A nest 巛田 built in a tree 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

巛chuān果guǒ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 巢 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 巢

Common words using 巢 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

niǎo鸟cháo巢
HSK 7-9

bird's nest

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qīng倾cháo巢

lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us); a turnout in full force (of a g…

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fěi匪cháo巢

bandit stronghold

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luǎn卵cháo巢

ovary

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qīng倾cháo巢ér而chū出

the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength

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cháo巢hú湖

Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2], Anhui

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cháo巢hú湖shì市

Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui

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cháo巢xué穴

lair

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 巢’s common words

鸟倾匪卵而出湖市

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