qiū

archaic
literary

Meaning of

丘 means small hill; mound; earth pile; tomb; grave mound. Pronounced qiū.

  • small hill; mound; earth pile
  • tomb; grave mound
  • to temporarily inter; to place coffin above ground temporarily

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yuǎn
chù
yǒu
zuò
huāng
qiū
 
cǎo
shū
 

There are several barren mounds in the distance with sparse vegetation.

Shā
zhōng
cháng
jiàn
de
shā
qiū
huì
suí
fēng
dòng
 

The common sand mounds in the desert move with the wind.

Hái
zi
men
zài
tián
biān
de
xiǎo
qiū
shàng
wán
shuǎ
 

The children are playing on the small mound beside the field.

Zhè
zuò
qiū
suī
rán
gāo
 
dàn
shì
hěn
hǎo
 

Although this mound is not high, the view is very good.

hòu
 
shān
jiǎo
xià
xíng
chéng
le
duō
qiū
 

After the rain, many mud mounds formed at the foot of the mountain.