Ideographic: A place 阝 on a hill 丘; 丘 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for qiū:

  • - mound
  • - surname QiuDaegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 庆尚北道 in east South KoreaXinqiu district of Fuxin city 阜新市 , LiaoningXinqiu district of Fuxin city 阜新市 , LiaoningWinston Churchill (1874-1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955
  • - surname ChurchillQiu county in Handan 邯郸 , Hebei