Shuowen component 222: 巢
About this component
Component: 巢
Seal font (Chongxi): 巢
Mandarin: cháo
Sino-Vietnamese: sào
Japanese: ソウ (sou) ; ジョウ (jou) ; す (su)
Korean: SO / 소
Unihan definition: nest, living quarter in tree
Shuowen entry
鳥在木上曰巢，在穴曰窠。从木，象形。凡巢之屬皆从巢。