侨

僑
qiáo
noun #48,161

Meanings

  1. 1 a person living abroad; emigrant
  2. 2 to reside abroad

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hěnduō huáqiáo zài Chūnjié huíguó tànqīn.
Many overseas Chinese return home to visit relatives during Spring Festival.
HSK 7-9
Zhèngfǔ hěn guānxīn qiáobāo de shēnghuó.
The government cares deeply about the lives of overseas compatriots.

Tips

usage
Refers to a national living abroad. Key compounds: 华侨 (overseas Chinese), 侨胞 (compatriots living abroad), 侨民 (expatriate residents).

Components

radical
亻 rén
person (radical form)
Left person radical, the side-form of 人. It marks 侨 as a word about people, specifically a person dwelling away from home. Same person family as 住 and 僚.
phonetic
乔 qiáo
tall; (surname)
Right 乔 supplies the sound - qiáo with no tone shift. It contributes no meaning here and is a simplified contraction of the fuller phonetic in traditional 僑. The same phonetic appears in 桥.

Stroke Order

侨 qiáo