侨 qiáo emigrant
怎么记住“侨”: 亻 person + 乔 tall = emigrant. At the airport a person waves goodbye, a tall young nurse leaving for Canada as the family's first emigrant.
部件结构
侨 = 亻 person + 乔 tall
- 亻 person
- 乔 tall
At the airport a person waves goodbye, a tall young nurse leaving for Canada as the family's first emigrant.
用法
- An overseas national - someone living abroad while keeping ties home - 华侨 (huáqiáo) overseas Chinese, 侨民 (qiáomín) expatriate nationals, 侨胞 (qiáobāo) compatriots abroad.
- Specifically implies a national residing abroad, not an immigrant who has assimilated; a loaded term in diaspora/policy contexts.