Chinese symbol for “emigrant”
侨
qiáo
Traditional: 僑
emigrant; to reside abroad
The closest CC-CEDICT match for emigrant is 侨 (qiáo), defined as: emigrant; to reside abroad.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “emigrant”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侨民 (僑民) | qiáo mín | expatriates |
| 侨胞 (僑胞) | qiáo bāo | countryman living abroad |
| 侨务 (僑務) | qiáo wù | matters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government) |
| 侨居 (僑居) | qiáo jū | to live far away from one's native place; to reside in a foreign country |
| 归侨 (歸僑) | guī qiáo | Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate |
| 侨眷 (僑眷) | qiáo juàn | family members of nationals residing abroad |
See also: Japanese symbol for “emigrant”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.