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The character "巢" finds its origin in an early pictorial depiction of a bird's nest situated within the forks of tree branches, a design echoed in its structural composition where elements representing entangled vegetation are positioned above a component indicating wood or a tree. This visual arrangement directly corresponds to its core meaning of a avian dwelling. While the character has maintained this primary biological sense throughout its history, its semantic scope gradually widened to encompass not only the nests of other animals but also, through figurative application, any covert or fortified refuge used by humans, such as a den or hideout, thus reflecting an adaptive extension from concrete natural forms to abstract human contexts.
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小鸟在树上筑巢。
树上的鸟巢非常隐蔽。
这些蜜蜂的蜂巢结构很精巧。
探险队发现了野兽的巢穴。
警方一举捣毁了犯罪分子的巢穴。
这个区域被认为是叛军的老巢。
城市东部的旧城区成了流浪者的聚居巢。
这种巢状的组织结构有利于信息快速传递。