Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (僑)
Simplified (侨)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
僑
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
僑
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
僑
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
僑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
僑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
僑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
侨 / 僑 [qiáo]
emigrant; to reside abroad
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
僑 たかし
Takashi given name
CHINESE WORDS (14)
华侨 [Huáqiáo] #7,617
overseas Chinese
侨民 [qiáomín] #48,299
expatriates
侨居 [qiáojū] #55,989
to live far away from one's native place
外侨 [wàiqiáo] #58,479
foreigner
侨胞 [qiáobāo] #17,929
countryman living abroad
归侨 [guīqiáo] #24,333
Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate
侨务 [qiáowù] #26,670
matters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government)
侨乡 [qiáoxiāng] #33,256
hometown of overseas Chinese
华侨大学 [HuáqiáoDàxué] #41,158
Huaqiao University
侨务委员会 [QiáowùWěiyuánhuì]
Overseas Chinese Affairs Council, Taiwan
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 華僑 [かきょう] #83,994
overseas Chinese
印僑 [いんきょう] #191,205
Indian working abroad
老華僑 [ろうかきょう] #201,200
overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
新華僑 [しんかきょう] #201,494
overseas Chinese (esp. after 1978)
和僑 [わきょう]
Japanese person living and working abroad (esp. in Asia as a business person)
和僑会 [わきょうかい]
association of overseas Japanese merchants
日僑 [にっきょう]
overseas Japanese
華僑大学 [かきょうだいがく]
Huaqiao University
越僑 [えっきょう]
overseas Vietnamese
KOREAN WORDS (3)