邱 (qiū): surname Qiu

邱 (qiū) is a Chinese character meaning “surname qiu.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丘 (structural) and 阝 (structural). It ranks #3946 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 邱 a place 阝 on a hill 丘; 丘 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. surname Qiu

Etymology & Origin

邱

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

Decomposition: ⿰丘阝 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
邱吉尔qiū jí ěrWinston Churchill (1874–1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940–1945 and 1951–1955
大邱dà qiūDaegu, a city in South Korea
邱比特qiū bǐ tè(Tw) variant of 丘比特
新邱区xīn qiū qūXinqiu, a district of Fuxin City 阜新市, Liaoning
新邱xīn qiūsee 新邱區|新邱区
霍邱县huò qiū xiànHuoqiu, a county in Lu'an City 六安市, Anhui
邱县proper-nounqiū xiànQiu County or Qiuxian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei
霍邱proper-nounhuò qiūsee 霍邱縣|霍邱县
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Total compounds
38
As first character
38
As last character
25
As middle character

邱 appears in 8 compound words: 38 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

邱祺缘获得女子高低杠冠军,收获个人本届赛事第二金。

qiū 祺 yuán huò dé nǚ zǐ gāo dī gàng guàn jūn , shōu huò gè rén běn jiè sài shì dì èr jīn .

Qiu Qiyuan won the women’s uneven bars title, claiming her second gold medal of the competition.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

在女子团体决赛中,由柯沁沁、张清颖、邱祺缘、张怡涵、杜思雨组成的中国队夺得金牌。

zài nǚ zǐ tuán tǐ jué sài zhōng , yóu kē 沁 沁 , zhāng qīng yǐng , qiū 祺 yuán , zhāng yí hán , dù sī yǔ zǔ chéng de zhōng guó duì duó dé jīn pái .

In the women's team final, the Chinese team—composed of Ke Qinqin, Zhang Qingying, Qiu Qiyuan, Zhang Yihan, and Du Siyu—won the gold medal.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

中国体操女队派出柯沁沁、张清颖、邱祺缘、张怡涵、杜思雨等五人,全都是亚运新兵。

zhōng guó tǐ cāo nǚ duì pài chū kē 沁 沁 , zhāng qīng yǐng , qiū 祺 yuán , zhāng yí hán , dù sī yǔ děng wǔ rén , quán dōu shì yà yùn xīn bīng .

The Chinese women's gymnastics team fielded five athletes—Ke Qinqin, Zhang Qingying, Qiu Qiyuan, Zhang Yihan, and Du Siyu—all of whom are making their Asian Games debut.

少数派Aug 2026

农村妇女邱阿桂因不堪多年来的家暴,趁丈夫熟睡时将他杀害。

nóng cūn fù nǚ qiū ā guì yīn bù kān duō nián lái de jiā bào , chèn zhàng fū shú shuì shí jiāng tā shā hài .

Qiu Agui, a rural woman who could no longer endure years of domestic violence, killed her husband while he was fast asleep.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

中国作家协会副主席邱华栋指出,《山水》是路内五十岁左右完成的一部沉雄之作。

zhōng guó zuò jiā xié huì fù zhǔ xí qiū huá dòng zhǐ chū , shān shuǐ shì lù nèi wǔ shí suì zuǒ yòu wán chéng de yī bù chén xióng zhī zuò .

Qiu Huadong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers’ Association, noted that *Landscape* is a powerful and majestic work that Lu Nei completed around the age of fifty.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邱 (qiū) mean in Chinese?
邱 (qiū) primarily means "surname qiu." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3946 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 邱 have?
邱 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 邱?
The radical associated with 邱 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are the components of 邱?
邱 is composed of: 丘 (structural), 阝 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰丘阝 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 邱?
Common words with 邱 include: 邱吉尔 (qiū jí ěr, "Winston Churchill (1874–1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940–1945 and 1951–1955"); 大邱 (dà qiū, "Daegu, a city in South Korea"); 邱比特 (qiū bǐ tè, "(Tw) variant of 丘比特"); 新邱区 (xīn qiū qū, "Xinqiu, a district of Fuxin City 阜新市, Liaoning"); 新邱 (xīn qiū, "see 新邱區|新邱区"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
Is 邱 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 邱 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.