chiu
/tʃˈu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Exactly one year to the day a predawn fire destroyed the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s (雲門舞集) home in Pali, Taipei County, founder Lin Hwai-min (林懷民) stood in front of the Taipei Story House on Wednesday, a huge banner with dancer Chiu I-wen (邱怡文) leaping in the air hanging behind him."
- "“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, a lawmaker, told The Associated Press."
- "She told staff members that when she was in her 20s, she met a man surnamed Chiu (邱), who was born to Taiwanese and Japanese parents."
- "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 (邱國正) on Monday (Oct. 30) said the work was part of an ongoing project, reported Liberty Times."
- "Tainan City Council Speaker Chiu Li-li (邱莉莉), Deputy Speaker Lin Chih-chan (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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 趙, 周, ^邱, -