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Chinese symbol for “hideout”

巢穴
cháo xué
lair; nest; den; hideout

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hideout is 巢穴 (cháo xué), defined as: lair; nest; den; hideout.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

巢 cháo
nest, living quarters in tree
radical 47 ⼮ · 11 strokes
穴 xué
cave, den, hole
radical 116 ⽳ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hideout”

WordPinyinMeaning
藏身处 (藏身處)cáng shēn chùhiding place; hideout
防空洞fáng kōng dòngair raid shelter; bomb shelter; (fig.) place that protects bad people; hideout
藏身之处 (藏身之處)cáng shēn zhī chùhiding place; hideout
老窝 (老窩)lǎo wōnest; den (for animals); (fig.) lair; hideout (for criminals)
厞fèito hide; hideout

Related words

Other words that share a character with 巢穴.

WordPinyinMeaning
卵巢luǎn cháoovary
鸟巢 (鳥巢)niǎo cháobird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
筑巢 (築巢)zhù cháoto nest; to build a nest
蜂巢fēng cháohoneycomb; beehive
老巢lǎo cháo(fig.) lair; den; stronghold (esp. of criminals or hostile forces)
洞穴dòng xuécave; cavern
墓穴mù xuétomb; grave
穴位xué wèiacupuncture point; location of a grave

See also: Japanese symbol for “hideout”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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