Read Edit View history Discussion 巢 cháo HSK7 nest Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a nest (甾) in a tree (木). Pinyin Separate values with commas cháo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a bird's nest. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 巢 Simp strokes 巢 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 巢 Simp strokes 巢 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 巢 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 321, 833 ], [ 335, 823 ], [ 346, 789 ], [ 279, 710 ], [ 272, 691 ], [ 288, 673 ], [ 312, 665 ], [ 372, 628 ], [ 385, 605 ] ], [ [ 489, 849 ], [ 503, 837 ], [ 514, 806 ], [ 450, 725 ], [ 444, 707 ], [ 450, 698 ], [ 527, 654 ], [ 542, 627 ] ], [ [ 646, 860 ], [ 659, 849 ], [ 668, 815 ], [ 596, 741 ], [ 589, 723 ], [ 603, 706 ], [ 691, 663 ], [ 705, 641 ] ], [ [ 255, 551 ], [ 272, 541 ], [ 299, 504 ], [ 355, 334 ] ], [ [ 293, 557 ], [ 330, 543 ], [ 595, 581 ], [ 646, 585 ], [ 694, 578 ], [ 723, 540 ], [ 664, 375 ] ], [ [ 396, 451 ], [ 546, 479 ], [ 574, 481 ], [ 595, 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478 447 L 523 454 Z", "M 524 357 Q 585 364 642 368 Q 643 369 647 368 C 677 369 669 379 643 393 Q 616 412 524 393 L 478 387 Q 418 380 364 371 C 334 366 337 348 367 346 Q 380 345 396 345 Q 438 349 478 352 L 524 357 Z", "M 527 263 Q 599 269 842 270 Q 861 270 866 278 Q 872 288 856 302 Q 805 341 770 333 Q 677 315 524 294 L 477 288 Q 330 272 160 253 Q 141 252 155 235 Q 168 222 185 216 Q 206 210 221 214 Q 323 241 438 253 L 527 263 Z", "M 524 294 Q 524 325 524 357 L 524 393 Q 524 420 524 447 Q 523 451 523 454 L 523 494 Q 524 522 526 528 Q 529 538 520 546 Q 516 550 510 553 C 487 573 464 578 471 549 Q 475 536 477 516 Q 477 500 477 482 L 478 447 Q 478 419 478 387 L 478 352 Q 478 321 477 288 L 476 216 Q 476 78 467 1 Q 464 -38 488 -70 Q 500 -83 509 -67 Q 534 -19 527 24 Q 524 51 524 228 L 524 294 Z", "M 438 253 Q 387 145 155 23 Q 137 13 152 9 Q 162 6 203 18 Q 255 30 305 60 Q 348 87 400 132 Q 440 169 467 203 Q 471 210 476 216 C 510 263 463 301 438 253 Z", "M 524 228 Q 707 33 754 24 Q 853 24 920 39 Q 939 42 940 47 Q 941 54 927 59 Q 728 123 644 176 Q 611 198 578 222 Q 547 249 527 263 L 524 263 C 497 277 503 250 524 228 Z" ] } 11 strokes 巢 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 321, 833 ], [ 335, 823 ], [ 346, 789 ], [ 279, 710 ], [ 272, 691 ], [ 288, 673 ], [ 312, 665 ], [ 372, 628 ], [ 385, 605 ] ], [ [ 489, 849 ], [ 503, 837 ], [ 514, 806 ], [ 450, 725 ], [ 444, 707 ], [ 450, 698 ], [ 527, 654 ], [ 542, 627 ] ], [ [ 646, 860 ], [ 659, 849 ], [ 668, 815 ], [ 596, 741 ], [ 589, 723 ], [ 603, 706 ], [ 691, 663 ], [ 705, 641 ] ], [ [ 255, 551 ], [ 272, 541 ], [ 299, 504 ], [ 355, 334 ] ], [ [ 293, 557 ], [ 330, 543 ], [ 595, 581 ], [ 646, 585 ], [ 694, 578 ], [ 723, 540 ], [ 664, 375 ] ], [ [ 396, 451 ], [ 546, 479 ], [ 574, 481 ], [ 595, 475 ] ], [ [ 372, 366 ], [ 380, 359 ], [ 617, 384 ], [ 645, 374 ] ], [ [ 158, 244 ], [ 212, 236 ], [ 535, 281 ], [ 780, 302 ], [ 819, 297 ], [ 855, 284 ] ], [ [ 478, 546 ], [ 501, 518 ], [ 498, -64 ] ], [ [ 471, 251 ], [ 411, 174 ], [ 320, 96 ], [ 221, 39 ], [ 156, 15 ] ], [ [ 526, 257 ], [ 543, 228 ], [ 647, 140 ], [ 750, 75 ], [ 827, 58 ], [ 934, 48 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 314 792 Q 302 749 265 711 Q 256 702 255 695 Q 255 685 276 667 Q 313 645 364 598 Q 377 582 388 585 Q 401 586 405 604 Q 409 626 401 640 Q 392 656 304 681 Q 288 685 288 693 Q 294 717 348 752 Q 360 762 367 766 Q 397 775 368 812 Q 353 834 337 840 Q 321 844 315 839 Q 312 836 316 827 Q 322 814 314 792 Z", "M 482 807 Q 470 762 436 727 Q 429 718 427 710 Q 426 700 448 683 Q 478 664 520 623 Q 533 607 544 609 Q 557 610 561 628 Q 565 650 558 664 Q 549 680 473 700 Q 461 704 460 709 Q 464 733 531 779 Q 534 782 536 782 Q 566 791 536 828 Q 521 850 505 855 Q 489 859 482 854 Q 479 851 483 842 Q 490 829 482 807 Z", "M 636 820 Q 621 778 582 744 Q 573 735 573 727 Q 572 717 593 700 Q 630 678 684 633 Q 699 617 708 621 Q 721 622 725 640 Q 729 662 720 675 Q 713 693 620 712 Q 605 716 604 724 Q 610 745 671 780 Q 681 787 688 789 Q 716 798 692 836 Q 679 858 663 866 Q 647 870 641 867 Q 637 863 640 854 Q 646 841 636 820 Z", "M 279 561 Q 270 562 260 562 Q 247 563 245 558 Q 239 551 250 537 Q 287 479 316 381 Q 323 351 343 333 Q 362 314 366 330 Q 367 337 367 346 L 364 371 Q 363 383 358 396 Q 330 490 321 524 C 313 553 309 559 279 561 Z", "M 647 368 Q 651 358 664 357 Q 677 358 686 373 Q 696 385 717 443 Q 735 495 773 525 Q 792 541 776 557 Q 758 575 708 602 Q 692 612 632 599 Q 524 592 424 573 Q 319 557 279 561 C 249 562 291 520 321 524 Q 328 523 337 525 Q 386 540 471 549 L 510 553 Q 646 574 673 559 Q 680 555 676 527 Q 657 427 648 407 Q 644 400 643 393 C 636 375 636 375 647 368 Z", "M 523 454 Q 559 461 591 465 Q 613 469 605 481 Q 595 494 571 499 Q 552 502 523 494 L 477 482 Q 432 470 395 460 Q 379 457 398 443 Q 408 436 427 439 Q 451 443 478 447 L 523 454 Z", "M 524 357 Q 585 364 642 368 Q 643 369 647 368 C 677 369 669 379 643 393 Q 616 412 524 393 L 478 387 Q 418 380 364 371 C 334 366 337 348 367 346 Q 380 345 396 345 Q 438 349 478 352 L 524 357 Z", "M 527 263 Q 599 269 842 270 Q 861 270 866 278 Q 872 288 856 302 Q 805 341 770 333 Q 677 315 524 294 L 477 288 Q 330 272 160 253 Q 141 252 155 235 Q 168 222 185 216 Q 206 210 221 214 Q 323 241 438 253 L 527 263 Z", "M 524 294 Q 524 325 524 357 L 524 393 Q 524 420 524 447 Q 523 451 523 454 L 523 494 Q 524 522 526 528 Q 529 538 520 546 Q 516 550 510 553 C 487 573 464 578 471 549 Q 475 536 477 516 Q 477 500 477 482 L 478 447 Q 478 419 478 387 L 478 352 Q 478 321 477 288 L 476 216 Q 476 78 467 1 Q 464 -38 488 -70 Q 500 -83 509 -67 Q 534 -19 527 24 Q 524 51 524 228 L 524 294 Z", "M 438 253 Q 387 145 155 23 Q 137 13 152 9 Q 162 6 203 18 Q 255 30 305 60 Q 348 87 400 132 Q 440 169 467 203 Q 471 210 476 216 C 510 263 463 301 438 253 Z", "M 524 228 Q 707 33 754 24 Q 853 24 920 39 Q 939 42 940 47 Q 941 54 927 59 Q 728 123 644 176 Q 611 198 578 222 Q 547 249 527 263 L 524 263 C 497 277 503 250 524 228 Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese 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