qiū = qi + ou1
mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields / surname Qiu
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qiū = qi + ou1
variant of 丘[qiu1] / hillock
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How to pronounce 丘

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

丘 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
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Characters with 丘 as component

yuè = yu + e4
high mountain / highest peak of a mountain ridge
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qiū = qi + ou1
mound
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qiū = qi + ou1
surname Qiu
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Words with 丘

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Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
hills and valleys / remote, secluded area
Shing-Tung Yau (1949-), Chinese-American mathematician, Fields medalist in 1982

Sentences with 丘

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