nest, den, lair
Animated Stroke Order 巢
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HSK Vocabulary: 巢
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 巢 is used in context
1
xióng熊
zài在
dòng洞
xué穴
lǐ里
zhù筑
cháo巢
guò过
dōng冬
。
Bears build dens in caves for winter
2
fēng蜂
cháo巢
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
fēng蜂
mì蜜
。
There is a lot of honey in the beehive
3
niǎo鸟
ér儿
zài在
shù树
shàng上
zhù筑
cháo巢
chǎn产
luǎn卵
。
Birds build nests in trees to lay eggs
4
niǎo鸟
zài在
shù树
shàng上
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
cháo巢
xué穴
。
The bird has a nest in the tree.
5
jǐng警
chá察
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
xiǎo小
tōu偷
de的
cháo巢
xué穴
，
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
tā他
men们
。
The police found the thieves' hideout and caught them.
6
zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
cháo巢
xué穴
yǐn隐
cáng藏
zài在
chéng城
shì市
de的
dì地
xià下
shì室
lǐ里
。
The criminal gang's lair is hidden in the basement of the city.
7
shù树
shàng上
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
niǎo鸟
cháo巢
。
There is a bird's nest in the tree.
8
chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
，
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
zài在
niǎo鸟
cháo巢
lǐ里
fū孵
dàn蛋
。
Spring has come, and the little bird is hatching eggs in the nest.
9
běi北
jīng京
de的
guó国
jiā家
tǐ体
yù育
chǎng场
yīn因
wèi为
wài外
xíng形
xiàng像
niǎo鸟
cháo巢
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bèi被
dà大
jiā家
chēng称
wéi为
“
niǎo鸟
cháo巢
”
。
Beijing's National Stadium is called the 'Bird's Nest' by everyone because its shape resembles a bird's nest.
Information
Traditional巢
Radical巛
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2210
Zhuyinㄔㄠˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5DE2
CangjieVVD
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Cultural note
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