邱 (qiū) — a surname, Qiū
Definition
Examples
- 邱。qiū Xiān sheng shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī.Mr. Qiu is my Chinese teacher.
- 邱。Wǒ rèn shi yí gè xìng qiū de péng you.I know a friend whose surname is Qiu.
- 邱，。Zhè wèi shì qiū yī shēng, tā kàn bìng hěn hǎo.This is Dr. Qiu; he's very good at treating patients.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
邱 pairs 丘, which gives the sound, with 邑, meaning city or town. It was created to avoid writing Confucius's name 丘 directly.
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