Learn a Chinese Character - 丘 (Qiū) <span class="english-note">- Hill; Mound</span>

1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)

部首: 丿 (Radical: 丿, related to strokes)

笔画数: 5 (Number of strokes: 5)

结构分解: 象形字，像小土山的形状，两峰并立，中间低凹，本义指小土山（如“山丘”），引申为废墟（如“丘墟”）或量词（如“一丘田”）。(A pictographic character resembling a small hill with two peaks. Originally means small hill (e.g., "山丘" - hill), extended to ruins (e.g., "丘墟" - ruins) or measure word (e.g., "一丘田" - a plot of field).)

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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Qiū (First tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

“丘”主要表示：
1. 名词：小土山（如“丘陵”指连绵的小山）；
2. 名词：废墟（如“丘墟”指荒废的地方）；
3. 量词：用于田地（如“一丘田”指一块田）。("丘" mainly means:
1. Noun: Small hill (e.g., "丘陵" - hilly land).
2. Noun: Ruins (e.g., "丘墟" - ruins).
3. Measure word: For fields (e.g., "一丘田" - a plot of field).)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

山丘 (shān qiū) Hill
丘陵 (qiū líng) Hilly land
丘墟 (qiū xū) Ruins
一丘田 (yī qiū tián) A plot of field

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

“丘”作名词时，常与“山”“陵”组合（如“丘陵”）；作量词时，多与“田”搭配（如“一丘田”）；现代口语中较少单独使用，多出现于书面或成语（如“一丘之貉”比喻同类人）。("丘" as a noun combines with "山"/"陵" (e.g., "丘陵" - hilly land). As a measure word, it pairs with "田" (e.g., "一丘田" - a plot). Rarely used alone in modern speech, often in idioms like "一丘之貉" (birds of a feather).)

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

“丘”在《诗经》中“坎坎伐檀兮，置之河之干兮，河水清且涟猗。不稼不穑，胡取禾三百廛兮？不狩不猎，胡瞻尔庭有县貆兮？彼君子兮，不素餐兮！”描述自然景观；孔子名“丘”，因出生于尼山（小丘）；成语“一丘之貉”出自《汉书》，讽刺同类坏人，体现汉字的文化承载。("丘" appears in "The Book of Songs" describing landscapes. Confucius was named "丘" due to his birth near a hill. The idiom "一丘之貉" (birds of a feather) from "Han Shu" reflects cultural connotations.)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

村庄坐落在两座山丘之间，周围是绿油油的稻田，风景非常优美。(Cūn zhuāng zuò luò zài liǎng zuò shān qiū zhī jiān, zhōu wéi shì lǜ yóu yóu de dào tián, fēng jǐng fēi cháng yōu měi.)
The village is nestled between two hills, surrounded by green rice fields. The scenery is very beautiful.

考古学家在这片丘墟中发现了古代陶器碎片，证明这里曾是一个繁荣的村落。(Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài zhè piàn qiū xū zhōng fā xiàn le gǔ dài táo qì suì piàn, zhèng míng zhè lǐ céng shì yī gè fán róng de cūn luò.)
Archaeologists found ancient pottery shards in these ruins, proving it was once a thriving village.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

联想“丘”的形状：两个小山峰（丿和丨）中间低凹，像一座小土山，直接对应“山丘”的含义。(Associate "丘" with its shape: two small peaks (丿 and 丨) with a concave middle, resembling a small hill to remember "hill (丘)".)