TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
僑
僑 ＝ 亻 ＋ 喬
ㄑㄧㄠˊ · qiáo
noun — a sojourner abroad, an emigrant
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person living away
喬聲gives the soundqiáo — tall, lofty (a high tree, 夭 over 高)
A person (亻) and 喬, tall and lofty. 喬 carries the sound qiáo, and lodging high — settling somewhere raised, away from home — colors the sense: a person living abroad. From there: 華僑 overseas Chinese, 僑居 to sojourn, 僑胞 a compatriot abroad.
意 · Meanings
(本義)僑、僑居— to sojourn, to live abroad
→華僑、僑胞— overseas Chinese, a compatriot abroad常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
橋＝ 木 ＋ qiáothe lookalike — 橋 sets beside wood 木 for a bridge; 僑 sets it beside for one living abroad喬qiáothe sound it carries — 喬 alone is tall, lofty; 僑 adds for the sojourner