邱 (qiū) - A mound, hillock & also a common Chinese surname.

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qiū ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 阝

情仁

邱 · qiū

A mound, hillock;

also a common Chinese surname.

A mound, hillockalso a common Chinese surname.

Usage highlights

Surname QiuQiu familyHill and moundQiu CountyLittle hill

Synonyms

  • 丘— mound, hill
  • 陵— hill, mound
  • 山— mountain

Antonyms

  • 谷— valley
  • 洼— depression

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • My friend's surname is Qiu (我朋友姓邱).
  • There is a small hill (邱) behind the village.
  • He is from Qiujia Village (邱家村).

Collocations

  • Surname Qiu(邱姓)
  • Qiu family(邱家)
  • Hill and mound(邱阜)
  • Qiu County(邱县)
  • Little hill(小邱)

Idioms

  • Return the jade to Qiu(归璧于邱)
  • A grain in Qiu Mountain(邱山之一粒)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to a small mound or hill, later became a common surname.
  • As a surname, it ranks among the top 100 most common surnames in China.
  • The character was historically sometimes used interchangeably with 丘, but 邱 became the standard form for the surname after the Qing dynasty to avoid using the personal name of Confucius (孔丘).

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