鸠占鹊巢 jiūzhànquècháo to usurp Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 鸠 鳩 jiū turtledove (bound form) turtledove; any of various birds of the family 斑鸠 bānjiū占 zhàn verb to occupy To take possession of, occupy, or take up (space, time, etc.); to constitute or account for (a portion or ratio)鹊巢 鵲巢 quècháo magpie's nest the nest of a magpie