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Chiu
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Appendix:Variations of "chiu"
English
Etymology
From several different Chinese surnames, including:
en yue 趙 ziu6
en nan-hbl 周 Chiu
en cmn ^邱, en cmn-wadegiles - romanization: Chʻiu¹. en Qiu.
Proper noun
s
en Cantonese.
en Hokkien.
en Mandarin.
en February 13, 2009 Diane Baker A slice of Cloud Gate life w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090218190335/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/02/13/2003436011 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/02/13/2003436011 15 July 2024 1563-9525 464696902 Features 14 Exactly one year to the day a predawn fire destroyed the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s (zh 雲門舞集) home in Pali, Taipei County, founder Lin Hwai-min (zh 林懷民) stood in front of the Taipei Story House on Wednesday, a huge banner with dancer Chiu I-wen (zh 邱怡文) leaping in the air hanging behind him.
en August 19, 2009 Marc McDonald Two Taiwan Ministers Offer to Quit Over Typhoon Response w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20160720055904/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/world/asia/20taiwan.html July 20, 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/world/asia/20taiwan.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific “Ma’s problems are that he appointed unsuitable people to senior positions, and he failed to declare the disaster a national emergency, which prevented the military to be mobilized right away,” Chiu Yi Chiu Yi, a lawmaker, told The Associated Press.
en December 27, 2013 Huang Chien-hua; Jason Pan Father united with son after 50 years w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20180702060849/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/12/27/2003579912 02 July 2018 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/12/27/2003579912 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 4 She told staff members that when she was in her 20s, she met a man surnamed Chiu (zh 邱), who was born to Taiwanese and Japanese parents.
en 2023/10/30 Keoni Everington Defense ministry confirms New Taipei Naval base hardened against nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack w:Taiwan News https://web.archive.org/web/20231114224409/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5030076 November 14, 2023 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5030076 Politics When asked to confirm that a new base has been built in Sanzhi District to withstand a HEMP attack, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (zh 邱國正) on Monday (Oct. 30) said the work was part of an ongoing project, reported Liberty Times.
en 04/29/2024 Yang Ssu-jui; Shih Hsiu-chuan; Matthew Mazzetta Tainan City Council speaker, deputy cleared of vote rigging charges w:Focus Taiwan https://web.archive.org/web/20240429155418/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404290019 https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404290019 April 29, 2024 Politics Tainan City Council Speaker Chiu Li-li (zh 邱莉莉), Deputy Speaker Lin Chih-chan (zh 林志展) and eight co-defendants were acquitted Monday of charges of rigging the city council's speaker and deputy speaker elections in December 2022.The Tainan District Court said prosecutors presented insufficient evidence to convict Chiu and Lin, both of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), as well as three city councilors and five others who were indicted in the case.
Related terms
en Qiu
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Chiu is the 2735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13174 individuals. Chiu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.11%) individuals.
Anagrams
en chiu CHUI Chui
Cebuano
Alternative forms
ceb Chu
Etymology
ceb nan-hbl 周 Chiu and 蔣 Chiúⁿ. ceb Chow.
Pronunciation
chu
ceb Chiu
Proper noun
tsu
ceb Chinese Filipino Hokkien
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Chu
Etymology
tl nan-hbl 周 Chiu and 蔣 Chiúⁿ. tl Chow.
Pronunciation
Chú Chu
Proper noun
tsu
tl Chinese Filipino Hokkien
Statistics
Chiu 563rd 15,982