Yin Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Stream (chuān). Nest. Kangxi stroke count: 11. Page 324, Entry 17. Pronounced cháo. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), a bird dwelling in a tree is called a cháo; dwelling in a hole is called a kē. Formed from the element for wood, resembling its shape. Book of Odes (Shijing): The magpie has a nest, the turtledove dwells in it. Book of Rites (Liji): Before the early kings had palaces, they lived in excavated caves in winter and in nests made of wood in summer. Records of Ancient History (Gushikao): Xu You lived in a nest during the summer, hence he was called Nest Father (Cháofù). Also a state name. Book of Zhou (Zhoushu Xü): The Earl of Chao came to pay court. Commentary: A feudal lord of the Yin dynasty. Also a lake name. Geography of the Comprehensive Mirror (Kuodizhi): Chao County in Luzhou has Lake Chao. Also a musical instrument. Approaching Elegance (Erya): A large sheng mouth organ is called a cháo. Commentary: Chao means high, indicating the pitch of its sound is high. Also a carriage name. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan): The Viscount of Chu climbed a nest carriage to observe the Jin army. Annotation: A nest carriage is a carriage with a wooden tower built atop it. Also a surname. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Descendants of the Youchao clan. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The Youchao clan was the title of a ruler of the world. Also a vegetable name. Preface to the Poems of Lu Guimeng: The vegetables of Shu include two types of cháo; the large cháo is the pea plant that does not bear fruit, and the small cháo grows in rice paddies. One account calls it the wild broad bean. Pronounced shào. A wooden attic. Pronounced zhuāng. A large sheng mouth organ. Pronounced jiǎo. A state name. Rhyming with chu. Cui Yin, Rhapsody on Returning to the Capital (Fandu Fu): At the beginning of the Great Han, they dwelt in the land of Yong. In the era of Jing and Ping, the myna birds came to nest. Rhyming with chóu. Song Yu, Rhapsody on Gao Tang (Gaotang Fu): The osprey and the oriole, the dark Chu dove. The sister returns and the longing wife, hanging high in the nest like a chicken. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Cháo is the original character. Written with the element for wood on top.