巢 (caau4 | chao2) : nest; den

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巢

caau4

chao2

[1] nest (of birds)
[2] nest; hole (of ants, bees, etc)
[3] den; hideout; lair (for bandits, etc)

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 川 (#47)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

巢

This word has been viewed 3380 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Oct 2010 14:14

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巢穴 caau4 jyut6 chao2 xue2 = lair; den

愛巢 oi3 caau4 = love-nest

卵巢 leon2 caau4 luan3 chao2 = ovary

香巢 hoeng1 caau4 xiang1 chao2 = a love nest; a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)

鵲巢鳩佔 zoek3 caau4 kau1 zim3 que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4 = seizing another's place

精巢 zing1 caau4 jing1 chao2 = testicle

巢湖 caau4 wu4 chao2 hu2 = Chaohu (city in Anhui)

巢湖地區 caau4 wu4 dei6 keoi1 chao2 hu2 di4 qu1 = Chaohu district (district in Anhui)

雀巢 zoek3 caau4 qiao3 chao2 = [n] Nestlé; a sparrow's nest

雀巢咖啡 zoek3 caau4 gaa3 fe1 qiao3 chao2 ka1 fei1 = [n] Nescafé

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Decimal representation of this word: 巢
Unicode code for this character: U+5de2 (off-site link)

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