巢 ⇒
巢 Cháo/cháo, surname Chao, nest
巢穴 cháoxué, lair/nest/den/hideout
卵巢 luǎncháo, ovary
老巢 蜂巢 fēngcháo, beehive/wasp's nest/honeycomb/fig. honeycomb figure
鸟巢 niǎocháo, [鳥巢], bird's nest/nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
筑巢 倾巢出动 雀巢 Quècháo, Nestlé
雀巢咖啡 窝巢 wōcháo, [窩巢], nest
蚁巢
穴 ⇒
洞穴 dòngxué, cave/cavern
穴 xué, cave/cavity/hole/acupuncture point/Taiwan pr. [xuè]
穴居 xuéjū, to live in a cave/(of animals) to be of burrowing habit
巢穴 cháoxué, lair/nest/den/hideout
墓穴 mùxué, tomb/grave
太阳穴 tàiyángxué, [太陽穴], temple (on the sides of human head)
地穴 虎穴 穴位 xuéwèi, acupuncture point
空穴来风 kōngxuéláifēng, [空穴來風], lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)/fig. unfounded (story)/baseless (claim)
穴道 xuédào, acupuncture point/acupoint
蚁穴 走穴 zǒuxué, (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
鼠穴 深入虎穴 空穴 kòngxué, electron hole (physics)
点穴 diǎnxué, [點穴], to hit a pressure point (martial arts)/dim mak/see also 點脈|点脉[diǎn mài]