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侨居

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
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to live far away from one's native place / to reside in a foreign country

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
侨
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *侨* | 侨* | *侨
8画
sojourn, lodge
僑
2222
OHKL
居
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *居* | 居* | *居
8画
live, dwell, reside, sit
7726.4
SJR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
侨居
to live far away from one's native place / to reside in a foreign country
侨
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *侨* | 侨* | *侨
emigrant / to reside abroad
 居
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
surname Ju
 居
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
 居
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
(literary) to reside; to live / (bound form) to occupy (a position) / (literary) to store up / (literary) to remain; to stay / (bound form) residence; dwelling / (bound form) used in names of restaurants