丘

Qiu1

#1,926 most

frequent character

surname Qiu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

丘 is a drawing of a hill, and first meant a small mountain or hill. The meaning spread to a mound, and from mound came the sense 'grave'.

Drawn as: a hill

丘 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters

picture1 character

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Same Characters, Different Readings

mound, hillock, grave

hillock, mound (variant of 丘[qiu1])

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