Chinese Character: 侨 (Qiáo - Overseas Chinese)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 亻 (Radical: 亻, related to people)
笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)
结构分解: 形声字，从亻（单人旁，表示与人物相关），乔声（Qiáo，表音）。本义指寄居国外的中国人（如“华侨”），引申为客居、寄居。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "亻" (person radical) and "乔" (phonetic component). Originally refers to Chinese living abroad (e.g., "华侨" - overseas Chinese), extended to mean residing temporarily.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qiáo (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“侨”主要指居住在国外的中国人（如“华侨”“侨胞”），也可表示客居、寄居（如“侨居”指暂时居住在国外）。("侨" mainly refers to Chinese living abroad (e.g., "华侨" - overseas Chinese, "侨胞" - overseas compatriots), or residing temporarily (e.g., "侨居" - live abroad temporarily).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 华侨 (huá qiáo) Overseas Chinese
- 侨胞 (qiáo bāo) Overseas compatriots
- 侨居 (qiáo jū) Reside abroad temporarily
- 侨乡 (qiáo xiāng) Hometown of overseas Chinese
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“侨”通常作名词使用（如“侨民”），可与其他字组合成复合词（如“侨务”指与华侨相关的事务），或作定语（如“侨校”指华侨资助的学校）。("侨" is usually used as a noun (e.g., "侨民" - overseas resident), forms compounds (e.g., "侨务" - overseas Chinese affairs), or as an attributive (e.g., "侨校" - school funded by overseas Chinese).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
华侨是连接中国与世界的文化桥梁，“侨批”（海外华侨寄回家乡的信件和汇款）是重要遗产文化；现代“侨乡”如广东、福建等地保留了丰富的华侨文化特色。(Overseas Chinese act as cultural bridges between China and the world. "侨批" (overseas remittance letters) are important cultural heritage. Modern "侨乡" (hometowns of overseas Chinese) like Guangdong and Fujian preserve rich cultural features.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
许多华侨虽然长期居住国外，但依然保留着中国的传统习俗。(Xǔ duō huá qiáo suī rán cháng qī jū zhù guó wài, dàn yī rán bǎo liú zhe zhōng guó de chuán tǒng xí sú.)
Many overseas Chinese still maintain traditional Chinese customs despite living abroad for a long time.
这座侨乡博物馆展示了华侨们当年漂洋过海的历史照片和物品。(Zhè zuò qiáo xiāng bó wù guǎn zhǎn shì le huá qiáo men dāng nián piāo yáng guò hǎi de lì shǐ zhào piàn hé wù pǐn.)
This museum in the hometown of overseas Chinese displays historical photos and items from when the overseas Chinese traveled across the ocean.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“侨”的结构：左边“亻”（人）表示与人物相关，右边“乔”提示发音Qiáo，结合起来记忆为“居住在国外的人qiáo”。(Associate "侨" with its structure: "亻" (person) indicates related to people, and "乔" hints at the pronunciation "Qiáo". Combine to remember "person living abroad (Qiáo)".)