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qiū · mound, hill

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Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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一Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 丘

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qiūWords pronounced qiū
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Example sentences

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Chóngqìng shì yí zuò qiū líng de chéng shì, dào lù wān wān qū qǔ de.重庆是一座丘陵的城市，道路弯弯曲曲的。

Chongqing is a hilly city with winding streets.

Source: Tatoeba #2228186 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xué xiào zài xiǎo qiū shàng miàn.学校在小丘上面。

The school is on the hill.

Source: Tatoeba #8752870 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hé zài shān qiū de lìng yì duān.河在山丘的另一端。

The river's on the other side of the hill.

Source: Tatoeba #6109322 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiū líng mù yù zài yáng guāng xià.丘陵沐浴在阳光下。

The hills are bathed in sunlight.

Source: Tatoeba #426301 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì tiáo xiǎo lù kuà guò qiáo liáng, chuān guò tián yě, hái pá shàng xiǎo qiū.一条小路跨过桥梁，穿过田野，还爬上小丘。

A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields, and over a hill.

Source: Tatoeba #5655280 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mài zhe wěn jiàn de bù fá dēng shàng le shān qiū.他迈着稳健的步伐登上了山丘。

He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.

Source: Tatoeba #1323994 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 丘 in context

  1. Say qiū, then recall the core meaning: mound, hill.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 丘陵 (qiū líng), meaning “hills”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 丘 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.