Chinese surname
Surname Chiu
周 · 趙 · 招
Chiu is a Chinese surname: the Hokkien or Teochew spelling of 周, or the Cantonese spelling of 趙 and 招.
Characters for the surname Chiu
The spelling Chiu is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese romanization.
- 周
circumference; complete; Zhou dynasty; surname
Hokkien chiu / Teochew ziu1 / Mandarin zhōu
attested
- 趙
state of Zhao; surname
Cantonese ziu6 / Mandarin zhào
- 招
to beckon; to recruit; surname
Cantonese ziu1 / Mandarin zhāo
周 all spellings of zhōu趙 all spellings of zhào招 all spellings of zhāo
Possible characters for Chiu
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 周 | zhōu · Hokkien · Teochew |
| 趙 | zhào · Cantonese |
| 招 | zhāo · Cantonese |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Chiu
Chiu is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the surname 周 (Mandarin Zhou), read chiu in Hokkien and ziu1 in Teochew. In Cantonese the same spelling stands for 趙 (ziu6, Mandarin Zhao) and 招 (ziu1, Mandarin Zhao). The character 周 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the character the family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 周 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 周 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 趙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 趙 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 招 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 招 · mdbg.net · meaning
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