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The character 侨, denoting an overseas Chinese sojourner, derives from its traditional form 僑, which is structured with the human radical 人 on the left and the component 喬 on the right, the latter primarily acting as a phonetic element associated with pronunciation. Historically, the term 僑 broadly referred to the act of dwelling temporarily away from one's native place, but its meaning later specialized to indicate ethnic Chinese living abroad. The simplified form 侨 retains the human radical while replacing 喬 with the abbreviated component 乔, which serves the same phonetic role in a more streamlined graphical construction.
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华侨爱中国。
许多华侨回国投资。
侨胞们心系祖国。
我的家乡是著名侨乡。
政府出台了新侨务政策。
海外侨民可以通过使馆寻求帮助。
归侨子女在教育方面享受优惠政策。
为了更好地服务华侨华人，当地侨联举办了一系列活动。