(qiú)

9 strokes

tribal chief

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qiú
Meaning
tribal chief
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱丷酉

A feathered crown

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiúzhǎng

headman (of primitive people); tribal chief; used as translation for foreig…

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Emirate; Sheikdom; used as translation for country under a chief

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United Arab Emirates (abbr. for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國|阿拉伯联合酋长国[A1 la1 bo2 Lian2 he2 Qiu2…

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