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巢

cháo

cháo · caau4 (Jyutping)

  1. nest
  2. surname Chao

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

巢

Meaning
nest, living quarter in tree
Radical
巛
Strokes
11
Components
⿱巛果
Cangjie
VVWD
Four-corner
3290.4

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