# Chiu

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,318

## Definitions
1. A surname from Cantonese.
2. A surname from Hokkien.
3. A surname from Mandarin.

## Etymology
From several different Chinese surnames, including:
* Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶)
* Hokkien 周 (Chiu)
* Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.

## Easily confused with
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cu)
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-ci)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cia)
- **CPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cpu)
- **cis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cis)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cho)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cpi)
- **Civ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-civ)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-csi)
- **CID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cid)
- **CSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-csu)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-chp)
- **cit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cit)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-chr)
- **cig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cig)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cri)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cui)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cru)
- **CIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiu-vs-cif)

## Common misspellings (5)
`cchiu`, `chhiu`, `chui`, `cihu`, `hciu`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chiu