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Chiu.

A surname from Cantonese.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Cantonese.

  2. A surname from Hokkien.

  3. A surname from Mandarin.

Where this word comes from

From several different Chinese surnames, including: * Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶) * Hokkien 周 (Chiu) * Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.