鸟巢
niǎo cháo · HSK 7
nest
🐦🪺 鸟 bird + 巢 nest = bird's nest; also Beijing's 2008 Olympic stadium nickname
鸟 (niǎo) is bird, 巢 (cháo) is nest. The Beijing National Stadium got the nickname 鸟巢 because its lattice steel frame is built like a woven nest of twigs.
鸟 — pictograph of a bird with eye, beak, and tail
鸟 is a pictograph that originally depicted a bird in profile, showing the head, eye, body, and tail feathers. The traditional form 鳥 preserves more of the early shape, while the simplified 鸟 streamlines the strokes. It commonly appears as a semantic component in characters for birds, such as 鸡 (chicken) and 鸭 (duck).