丘 meaning and stroke order
Mound, hill; surname
How to write 丘, stroke by stroke
5 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 丘
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mound
- hillock
- grave
- classifier for fields
- hillock; mound (variant of 丘[qiu1])
How 丘 is built
Pictographic character. Two hills.
Radical: 一 (one), shared by 34 characters on this site.
How to remember 丘
丘 (qiū) is a pictograph of two small hills. Picture the top part as two bumps rising from the flat ground line 一 at the bottom, a low mound rather than a tall mountain.
丘 means a small hill or mound and mostly appears in compound words rather than alone. Common examples are 山丘 (shānqiū) hill, 丘陵 (qiūlíng) hilly land, and 沙丘 (shāqiū) sand dune. 这里有很多沙丘。(Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō shāqiū.) There are many sand dunes here.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 丘 (qiū) with 兵 (bīng, soldier), which has 丘 on top plus two extra strokes below. Another trap is mixing it up with 斤 (jīn); 丘 has an extra horizontal stroke at the bottom.
Common words with 丘
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
丘 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 丘
Learning 丘 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 丘
How many strokes are in 丘?
丘 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 丘 mean?
丘 (qiū) means mound, hill; surname. A common word with it is 丘陵 (qiūlíng), meaning "hills".
How do you pronounce 丘?
丘 is pronounced qiū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 丘?
The radical of 丘 is 一, which carries the idea of "one". Dictionaries list 丘 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 丘?
The traditional form of 丘 is 坵. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 丘 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 丘 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 丘 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 丘 and 山?
山 (shān) is the general word for mountain and can be large. 丘 (qiū) refers to a low hill or mound, so 丘陵 (qiūlíng) describes rolling hilly terrain rather than high mountains.
Is 丘 used as a surname?
Yes, 丘 (Qiū) is a Chinese surname. Do not confuse it with the more common surname 邱 (Qiū), which sounds the same but is written with the 阝 component on the right.