巢
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
cháo chao2
- nest
- surname Chao
Example sentences
- niǎoér 鸟儿 zhùcháo 筑巢 。Birds build nests.
- Apparently, they nest in a tree in front of the house.
- niǎoyòng 鸟用 xìshùzhī 细树枝 zhùcháo 筑巢 。Birds build nests of twigs.
HSK words with 巢
More words with 巢
- 空巢 kōngcháo empty nest
- 香巢 xiāngcháo a love nest
- 精巢 jīngcháo (zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
- 爱巢 àicháo love nest
- 营巢 yíngcháo to nest
- 窝巢 wōcháo nest
- 倾巢 qīngcháo lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us)
- 蜂巢 fēngcháo honeycomb; beehive
- 巢穴 cháoxué lair
- 卵巢 luǎncháo ovary
- 匪巢 fěicháo bandit stronghold