qiáo侨（僑）
侨（僑）
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 侨
侨 means to reside abroad; to live overseas; overseas person; national living abroad. Pronounced qiáo.
- to reside abroad; to live overseas
- overseas person; national living abroad
- surname Qiao
Character Info
Radical亻
Strokes10
Components
亻
喬
Stroke Order
侨
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shí十
nián年
qián前
qiáo侨
jū居
Měi美
guó国
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
ná拿
dào到
lǜ绿
kǎ卡
le了
。
He resided in the US ten years ago and has now obtained a green card.
Hěn很
duō多
huá华
rén人
qiáo侨
jū居
dōng东
nán南
yà亚
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
jǐ几
dài代
rén人
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
Many overseas Chinese have lived in Southeast Asia for several generations.
Common Words
华侨 / 華僑huáqiáo
overseas Chinese; Chinese national residing abroad
侨胞 / 僑胞qiáobāo
fellow countryman residing abroad; overseas compatriot
侨居 / 僑居qiáojū
reside abroad; sojourn away from home
外侨 / 外僑wàiqiáo
foreign national; expatriate; alien resident
侨汇 / 僑匯qiáohuì
overseas remittances
侨眷 / 僑眷qiáojuàn
family of an overseas Chinese