| 僑 | [ ] emigrant, to reside abroad |
| 僑務 | [ wù ] matters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government) |
| 僑務委員會 | [ wù weǐ yuán huì ] Overseas Chinese Affairs Council, Taiwan |
| 僑居 | [ jū ] to live far away from one's native place, to reside in a foreign country |
| 僑民 | [ mín ] expatriates |
| 僑眷 | [ juàn ] family members of nationals residing abroad |
| 僑胞 | [ baō ] countryman living abroad |
| 僑鄉 | [ xiāng ] hometown of overseas Chinese |
| ⇒ 外僑 | [ waì ] foreigner |
| ⇒ 撤僑 | [ chè ] to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone) |
| ⇒ 歸僑 | [ guī ] Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate |
| ⇒ 華僑 | [ huá ] overseas Chinese, (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| ⇒ 華僑報 | [ huá baò ] Va Kio Daily |
| ⇒ 華僑大學 | [ huá dà xué ] Huaqiao University |
| ⇒ 越僑 | [ yuè ] Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China) |