巢穴 cháoxué▶ tổ

Stroke order

巢穴 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 巢 — 11 strokes
• 穴 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. lair
2. nest
3. den
4. hideout

Related words

• 嘲笑Chế nhạo, nhạo báng
• 撤退kéo đi, lôi đi

巢穴 is pronounced cháoxué and means “tổ”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 巢穴 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.