僑

See also: 侨

僑	U+50D1, 僑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50D1

← 僐
[U+50D0]

CJK Unified Ideographs

僒 →
[U+50D2]

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

trad.		僑
simp.		侨

Glyph origin

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／形声, OC *ɡrew) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiáo (qiao²)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чё (či͡o, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kiu⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): kiau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièu
Eastern Min (BUC): gièu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): kiao⁵ / kiou⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶jiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao²
  - Yale: chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyau
  - Palladius: цяо (cjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чё (či͡o, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɔː²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴
  - Yale: kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: kiau³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiau²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kieu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kieu²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gièu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kieu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâu
  - Tâi-lô: kiâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiaau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiau¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiau²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /kiau²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kiao⁵ / kiou⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiâu / khiôu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiau⁵⁵/, /kʰiou⁵⁵/

Note:

kiao5 - Shantou;
kiou5 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶jiau
  - MiniDict: jiau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑiɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: gjew

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/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯ɛu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiáo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kiu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡrew/

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

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

三僑／三侨
僑人／侨人
僑務／侨务 (qiáowù)
僑匯／侨汇 (qiáohuì)
僑區／侨区
僑商／侨商 (qiáoshāng)
僑團／侨团
僑報／侨报
僑委會／侨委会
僑寓／侨寓 (qiáoyù)
僑居／侨居 (qiáojū)
僑屬／侨属
僑巴兒／侨巴儿
僑批／侨批 (qiáopī)
僑札／侨札
僑民／侨民 (qiáomín)
僑港／侨港 (Qiáogǎng)
僑滙／侨滙
僑生／侨生 (qiáoshēng)
僑眷／侨眷 (qiáojuàn)
僑社／侨社
僑置／侨置
僑胞／侨胞 (qiáobāo)
僑資／侨资
僑軍／侨军
僑辦／侨办 (Qiáobàn)
僑選代表／侨选代表
僑鄉／侨乡 (qiáoxiāng)
僑陳如／侨陈如 (Qiáochénrú)
僑領／侨领 (qiáolǐng)
同僑／同侨 (tóngqiáo)
外僑／外侨 (wàiqiáo)
外僑居留／外侨居留
撤僑／撤侨 (chèqiáo)
歸僑／归侨 (guīqiáo)
田僑／田侨
田僑仔／田侨仔
花僑／花侨 (Huāqiáo)
華僑／华侨 (huáqiáo, “overseas Chinese”)
華僑條款／华侨条款
越僑／越侨 (yuèqiáo)
難僑／难侨 (nànqiáo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (僑):

→ Vietnamese: kiều (僑)

Japanese

Kanji

僑

(Hyōgai kanji)

person residing abroad

Readings

Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)^{←げう (geu, historical)}
Kan-on: きょう (kyō)^{←けう (keu, historical)}
Kun: たかい (takai)

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

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

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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