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Translingual
Han character
僑 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人竹大月 (OHKB), four-corner 22227, composition ⿰亻喬)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: 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
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 僑
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
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Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
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Small seal script
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Transcribed ancient scripts
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s05702
Transcribed ancient scripts L32241 L32242 L32243 L32244 L07904 L07905 L07906 L07907
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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).
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Old Chinese
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驕
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*krew
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嬌
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*krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew
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憍
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*krew, *kʰrew
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穚
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*krew
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鷮
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*krew, *ɡrew
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蕎
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*krew, *ɡrew
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喬
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*krew, *ɡrew
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簥
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*krew
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撟
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*krew, *krewʔ
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矯
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*krewʔ
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鱎
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*krewʔ
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敽
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*krewʔ
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蟜
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*krewʔ, *ɡrew
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譑
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*krewʔ, *kʰews
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蹻
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*krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ
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繑
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*kʰew
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鞽
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*kʰrew
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趫
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*kʰrew, *ɡrew
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嘺
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*ɡew
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橋
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*ɡrew
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僑
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*ɡrew
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鐈
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*ɡrew
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毊
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*ɡrew, *qʰrew
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轎
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*ɡrew, *ɡrews
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嶠
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*ɡrews
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獢
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*qʰrew
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屩
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*kewɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡrew) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew).
Pronunciation
Note:
- kiao5 - Shantou;
- kiou5 - Chaozhou.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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僑
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10352
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Phonetic component
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喬
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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喬
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡrew/
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Definitions
僑
- to reside abroad; to sojourn; to lodge
- people residing abroad
- 僑批/侨批 [Hokkien] ― kiâu-phoe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― letter from relatives abroad
- (historical) related to refugees who escaped Xianbei rule in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and resettled in areas still controlled by the Eastern Jin government
- diaspora
- 華僑/华侨 ― huáqiáo ― overseas Chinese
- 日僑/日侨 ― rìqiáo ― overseas Japanese
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
僑
(Hyōgai kanji)
- person residing abroad
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
僑 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo)
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Compounds
Compounds
- 교포 (僑胞, gyopo)
- 교민 (僑民, gyomin)
- 화교 (華僑, hwagyo)
- 교접 (僑接, gyojeop)
- 교우 (僑寓, gyou)
- 교중 (僑中, gyojung)
- 교인 (僑人, gyoin)
- 교거 (僑居, gyogeo)
- 한교 (韓僑, han'gyo)
- 교군 (僑軍, gyogun)
- 교체 (僑體, gyoche)
Vietnamese
Han character
僑: Hán Việt readings: kiều
僑: Nôm readings: quều
- (literary) a person who takes up residence in a foreign country
Compounds