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华侨 (huá qiáo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

华侨 (huá qiáo) is a Chinese word: Overseas Chinese. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 华侨

名 míng noun

Overseas Chinese

他是一位在美国生活的华侨。

tā shì yī wèi zài měi guó shēng huó de huá qiáo

He is an overseas Chinese living in America.

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Word breakdown

华 huá — Chinese (ethnicity/culture)

侨 qiáo — living abroad, sojourner

Structure & writing
1 华 huá — referring to China
华 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 十 shí — ten (the number 9+1)
十 is a component in 29 characters
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2 侨 qiáo — to reside abroad

侨 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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