邱

qiū

丘 + 阝

Definitions

qiū surname Qiu

qiū variant of 丘[qiū]

Etymology

A place 阝 on a hill 丘; 丘 also provides the pronunciation

About

邱 is a phono-semantic compound: the left component 丘 (meaning 'hill' or 'mound') provides the pronunciation, and the right component is the radical 阝, a contracted form of 邑 ('city' or 'settlement'), which marks the character as referring to a place. This combination originally signified a hillock or a specific location. Over time, 邱 came to be used primarily as a Chinese surname, derived from such geographic features or from ancient state names, and it is now one of the more common surnames.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

邱先生是老师。

Qiū xiānsheng shì lǎoshī.

Mr. Qiu is a teacher.

邱小姐在上班。

Qiū xiǎojiě zài shàngbān.

Miss Qiu is at work.

邱陵地区很美丽。

Qiūlíng dìqū hěn měilì.

The hilly area is very beautiful.

我们去邱家吃饭。

Wǒmen qù Qiū jiā chīfàn.

We go to the Qiu family's house to eat.

邱经理负责这个项目。

Qiū jīnglǐ fùzé zhège xiàngmù.

Manager Qiu is in charge of this project.

这座邱墓有百年历史。

Zhè zuò qiū mù yǒu bǎinián lìshǐ.

This tomb has a hundred years of history.

邱园里种满了各种花草。

Qiū yuán lǐ zhòng mǎn le gèzhǒng huācǎo.

The Qiu garden is planted with all kinds of flowers and plants.

邱氏宗祠位于村子中央。

Qiū shì zōngcí wèiyú cūnzi zhōngyāng.

The Qiu clan ancestral temple is located in the center of the village.

Related Characters

Component: 丘

Component: 阝

邱