Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Cave (xué) Nest Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 866, Entry 28 Pronounced wo. A living cavity. Originally written as a variant form, sometimes written as nest. The meaning is a place to hide, a cave. According to the Collection of Characters (Zihui), any villa where one lives alone is called a nest. Shao Yong of the Song dynasty had the Joyful Nest (Anlewo).