Character: 僑
Modern (Beijing) reading: qiáo
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(r)aw
Classic Old Chinese: g(r)aw
Western Han Chinese: g(r)aw
Eastern Han Chinese: g(r)aw
Early Postclassic Chinese: gew
Middle Postclassic Chinese: gew
Late Postclassic Chinese: gew
English meaning : tall [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) эмигрант, резидент; 2) жить за границей; гостить (в чужих краях)
Comments: For *g cf. Xiamen kiau2, Fuzhou kieu2, Jianou kiau9 (Chaozhou khiǝu2 is secondary).
Radical: 9
Four-angle index: 3762
Karlgren code: 1138 c
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