qiū 邱

The origin of the surname "Qiu": 1. Qiu is also written as "丘". According to the "Explanation and Commentary on Sound and Meaning of Chinese Characters" which quotes the annotation of "Biography of Prince Yuan of Chu in the Book of Han" by Ying Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiu is a surname. Later generations added the "邑" radical to "丘" and changed it to "邱" to avoid the personal name of Confucius (whose personal name was "丘"). 2. It is a surname derived from a place name. According to the "Folklore and General Meanings", during the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Taigong was enfeoffed in the State of Qi and established the capital at Yingqiu (now Linzi County, Shandong Province). Later, there were people with the surname "丘". 3. According to the "Biography of the Wuhuan in the Book of the Later Han", during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were also people with the surname "丘" in the Wuhuan tribe, a branch of the Donghu. 4. It was changed from a compound - surname of the Xianbei ethnic group during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. According to the "Records of Official Titles in the Book of Wei", Emperor Xianwen of the Northern Wei divided the people into seven parts. His second younger brother Douzhen was given the surname Qiudun, and during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei, it was changed to the surname "丘".