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nest

HSK 7
Abstract →Qualities
cháo
ソウ
す、す.くう
소
Pictograph of a nest (甾) in a tree (木).
Components
甾 container+ 木 tree =
巢 nest
甾 Iconic component
zāi container
ground that has been under cultivation for one year
Depicts a bird's nest.
木 Iconic component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
巢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
巢 [Cháo]
surname Chao
巢 [cháo]
nest
Japanese
巣 、 栖 す 同音

noun

  1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
  2. den
  3. haunt
  4. (spider's) web
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
ミツバチは、においのサンプルを巣に持ち帰ることによって食糧のありかを伝える。
Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.
クモはいつも自分たちの巣を３次元に織る。
Spiders always weave their webs in three dimensions.
CHINESE WORDS (47)
卵巢 [luǎn​cháo] #15,605
ovary
巢穴 [cháo​xué] #13,222
lair
鸟巢 [niǎo​cháo] #24,378
bird's nest
鸟巢 [niǎo​cháo] #24,378
bird's nest
蜂巢 [fēng​cháo] #21,341
beehive
巢湖 [Cháo​hú] #28,637
Chaohu prefecture-level city in Anhui
巢湖市 [Cháo​hú​shì] #40,195
Chaohu prefecture-level city in Anhui
倾巢而出 [qīng​cháo​'ér​chū] #46,136
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
倾巢而出 [qīng​cháo​'ér​chū] #46,136
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
雀巢 [Què​cháo] #56,746
Nestlé
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
난소 #18,099
ovary; ovarium