邱 meaning and stroke order
Mound, hill; grave; surname
How to write 邱, stroke by stroke
7 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 邱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 丘[qiu1]
How 邱 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A place 阝 on a hill 丘; 丘 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 邱
邱 is a hill 丘 (qiū) with the city marker 阝 on the right, so picture a town built on a hill. The left part 丘 also gives the sound qiū.
Today 邱 is used almost only as a surname, one of the fairly common family names in China and Taiwan. For the meaning hill or mound, modern Chinese uses 丘 instead, as in 山丘 (shānqiū, hill). Example: 邱老师今天不在。(Qiū lǎoshī jīntiān bú zài.) Teacher Qiu is not here today.
Common mistake: Learners often write 丘 when they mean the surname, or use 邱 for hill in words like 山丘. Also, 阝 on the right side of 邱 is the city marker, not the 阝 on the left of characters like 阳 (yáng), so keep it on the right.
邱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 邱
How many strokes are in 邱?
邱 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 邱 mean?
邱 (qiū) means mound, hill; grave; surname.
How do you pronounce 邱?
邱 is pronounced qiū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 邱?
The radical of 邱 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 邱 under this radical.
Are 邱 and 丘 the same character?
邱 started as a variant of 丘, and both are read qiū. In modern use 丘 means hill or mound, and 邱 is kept for the surname. Families named 邱 do not write their name as 丘.
How do I say the surname 邱 in conversation?
Say qiū in the first tone, high and level. To clarify it, people often say 山丘的丘加耳朵旁 (shānqiū de qiū jiā ěrduo páng), meaning the qiū of hill plus the ear side component.