Chinese surname

邱

The Chinese surname 邱 (Mandarin qiū, Cantonese jau1) is spelled Koo, Hew, Hiew in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	qiū
Cantonese (Jyutping)	jau1
Definition (Unihan)	surname; hill; mound; grave

Spelling tree of 邱

邱 is spelled 3 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Koo	Hokkien · Teochew
Hew	Hakka
Hiew	Hakka

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 邱 in Malaysia

KooSpelling common in Hakka, Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 古, 顧, 辜
HewSpelling common in Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 丘
HiewSpelling common in Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 丘

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.