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华侨

Traditional: 華僑

huá qiáo

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

huá qiáo · waa4 kiu4 (Jyutping)

  1. overseas Chinese
  2. (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
  3. CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

华

Meaning
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
Radical
十
Strokes
6
Components
⿱化十
Cangjie
OPJ
Four-corner
2440

侨

Meaning
sojourn, lodge
Radical
亻
Strokes
8
Components
⿰亻乔
Cangjie
OHKL
Four-corner
2222

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