僑

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See also: 侨
僑 U+50D1, 僑
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50D1
← 僐
[U+50D0] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 僒 →
[U+50D2]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

僑 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人竹大月 (OHKB), four-corner 22227, composition ⿰亻喬)

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 116, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1088
  • Dae Jaweon: page 247, character 24
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 220, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+50D1

Chinese[edit]

trad. 僑
simp. 侨

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 僑
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Small seal script

s05702

Transcribed ancient scripts

L32241

L32242

L32243

L32244

L07904

L07905

L07906

L07907

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (喬) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
驕 *krew
嬌 *krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew
憍 *krew, *kʰrew
穚 *krew
鷮 *krew, *ɡrew
蕎 *krew, *ɡrew
喬 *krew, *ɡrew
簥 *krew
撟 *krew, *krewʔ
矯 *krewʔ
鱎 *krewʔ
敽 *krewʔ
蟜 *krewʔ, *ɡrew
譑 *krewʔ, *kʰews
蹻 *krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ
繑 *kʰew
鞽 *kʰrew
趫 *kʰrew, *ɡrew
嘺 *ɡew
橋 *ɡrew
僑 *ɡrew
鐈 *ɡrew
毊 *ɡrew, *qʰrew
轎 *ɡrew, *ɡrews
嶠 *ɡrews
獢 *qʰrew
屩 *kewɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡrew): semantic 亻 + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew).

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • kiao5 - Shantou;
  • kiou5 - Chaozhou.
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 僑
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 群 (30)
    Final (韻) 宵 (92)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 巨嬌切
    Baxter gjew
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɡˠiᴇu/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɡᵚiɛu/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɡiæu/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/giaw/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɡjɛu/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɡĭɛu/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/gi̯ɛu/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		qiáo
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		kiu4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 僑
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 10352
    Phonetic
    component         		喬
    Rime
    group         		宵
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		喬
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡrew/

    Definitions[edit]

    僑

    1. to reside abroad; to sojourn; to lodge
    2. people residing abroad
      僑批／侨批 [Hokkien]  ―  kiâu-phoe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  letter from relatives abroad
    3. (historical) related to refugees who escaped Xianbei rule in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and resettled in areas still controlled by the Eastern Jin government
    4. diaspora
      華僑／华侨  ―  huáqiáo  ―  overseas Chinese
      日僑／日侨  ―  rìqiáo  ―  overseas Japanese

    Compounds[edit]

    Descendants[edit]

    Sino-Xenic (僑):
    • → Vietnamese: kiều (僑)

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    僑

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

    1. person residing abroad

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Compounds

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    僑 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo)

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Compounds[edit]

    Compounds

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    僑: Hán Việt readings: kiều
    僑: Nôm readings: quều

    1. (literary) a person who takes up residence in a foreign country

    Compounds[edit]

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