侨胞
qiáo​bāo

compatriot

侨 qiáo, jiǎo sojourn Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 乔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 僑.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

乔
乔 Sound component
qiáo, jiǎo tall

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胞 bāo womb

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

包
包 Sound component
bāo wrap

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpæwpˤ<r>uwomb
Zhengzhangpruː
pʰruː

說文解字

兒生裹也。从肉从包。

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

僑 sojourn Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

喬
喬 Sound component
tall

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡrew

說文解字

高也。从人喬聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)