Chiu is a

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of various

Chinese surnames Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the W ...

, based on different

varieties of Chinese Chinese, also known as Sinitic, is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family consisting of hundreds of local varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. Variation is particularly strong in the more mountainous southeast of main ...

. It may correspond to the surnames spelled in the following ways in

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

: * Zhào () or Zhāo (), from the

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation * Zhāng (), from the

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...

pronunciation; more commonly spelled

Teoh __NOTOC__ Teoh (also commonly rendered as Teo) is a romanised Chinese family name. It is a romanization of Teochew and Hokkien names, particularly ) (in Standard Mandarin p '' Zhāng'', or in Cantonese: ''Cheung''). It is also rendered as Tiu, Tio ...

or Teo * Zhōu (), from the

pronunciation * Qiū () or

Qiú Qiú is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of 仇 (Qiú) and 裘 (Qiú). 仇 (Qiú) There are three sources for the ancestry of 仇: #A Xia Dynasty, Xia vassal by the name of Jiuwu (九吾) established the state of Jiu (九), but it was destroyed by ...

(), from a variant of the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling Ch'iu * Jiù (), from the Mandarin

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' of ...

spelling

Notable people

Angie Chiu Angie Chiu (; born 15 November 1954) is a Hong Kong actress, and was the third runner up in the 1973 Miss Hong Kong pageant. Early life In 1954, Chiu was born in Hong Kong. In 1971, Chiu graduated from Shung Tak Catholic English College and l ...

(; born 1954), Hong Kong actress *

Only Won Baldwin Chiu (born May 17, 1974), known professionally as Only Won, is an American rapper, actor, producer and stunt performer. As a hip hop artist, he writes/performs rap, beatboxing, and singing. He is also a member of the Screen Actors Gu ...

(born Baldwin Chiu, 1974), American musician, actor, and producer *

Chiu Ban It Joshua Chiu Ban It (; – 9 November 2016) was the Bishop of Singapore from 1966 to 1981, and was the first indigenous Bishop of Singapore. Chiu graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1941 and was ordained after a peri ...

(; – 2016), Singaporean Anglican bishop *

Barbara Chiu Barbara Chiu (born July 14, 1964) is a table tennis player from Canada. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 a ...

, Canadian table tennis player *

Ben Chiu Benjamin "Ben" Chiu (; born December 27, 1970) is a Taiwanese-American and Canadian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is the founder of killerapp.com, a popular comparison shopping site for computers and consumer electronics th ...

(; born 1970), Taiwan-born American technology entrepreneur *

Bondy Chiu Bondy Chiu Hok-yee (; born 31 March 1971 in Hong Kong) is an actress and singer in Hong Kong. She is best known for her role as Lam Yuk-lo in the long-running TVB series ''Virtues of Harmony''. On 10 December 2008, her new album titled ''Ting' ...

(; born 1973), Hong Kong actress and singer *

Bryan Chiu Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...

(born 1974), Canadian footballer; centre in the Canadian Football League *

Caroline Chiu Caroline Chiu Sin-wing (also ''Chiu Sin-wing'', ; born April 29, 1984) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented the new Hong Kong, China, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and was also a ...

(; born 1984), Hong Kong swimmer *

Chiu Chang Chiu Chang (;, aka Chang C. Chen, born 1950) is an American lawyer. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, representing the Democratic Progressive Party, and left office the next year. Education and early career Chiu studied botany at ...

(; born 1950), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Chi-ling (; born 1943), Hong Kong actor *

Chiu Chih-wei Chiu Chih-wei (; born 24 July 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Legislative Yuan. A Hakka descent, he is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. He has a Ph.D. degree from the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). H ...

(; born 1972), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Ching-chun Chiu Ching-chun (; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018. Education Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Tec ...

(; born 1949), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, magistrate of Hsinchu County *

Chiu Chuang-chin Chiu Chuang-chin ; born 12 July 1956) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008. Chiu studied architecture at Feng Chia University and completed graduate work at Dayeh University. Prior to his election to t ...

(; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Chuang-huan Chiu Chuang-huan (; 25 July 1925 – 2 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984. Born in Changhua, Chiu was of Hakka ancestry from Raoping, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China. Chiu died on 2 July 2020, aged 94. ...

(; born 1925), Taiwanese politician, Vice-Premier from 1981 to 1984 *

Chiu Chuang-liang Chiu Chuang-liang (; born 10 September 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. Chiu studied at the National Taipei University of Business and later earned a master's of arts in finance at Tamkang University. He served on the Taoyuan County Council p ...

(; born 1955), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Chui-cheng Chiu Chui-cheng () is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council. Education Chiu obtained his master's degree in national development from National Taiwan University and doctoral degree in ...

(), Taiwanese politician, Mainland Affairs Council member *

Chiu Chun Kit Chiu Chun Kit (, born 4 October 1983) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre-back. International career Chiu made his international debut for Hong Kong on 14 November 2012 against Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ...

(; born 1983), Hong Kong football defender *

Connie Chiu Connie Chiu (born 1969) is a fashion model and jazz musician known for being the world's first fashion model with albinism. Chiu was born in British Hong Kong and grew up in Kowloon. The congenital absence of pigmentation in her skin and hair ...

(born 1969), Hong Kong-born Swedish fashion model *

David Chiu (politician) David Sen-Fu Chiu (, born April 2, 1970) is an American politician currently serving as the City Attorney of San Francisco. Previously, he served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 17th Assembly District, which enc ...

(; born 1970), American politician in California *

David Chiu (poker player) David Chiu (; born August 23, 1960 in Davenport, Iowa) is a Chinese American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won five World Series of Poker bracelets. He is also the winner of the 2008 World Poker Tour's WPT World ...

(; born 1960), American professional poker player * David Jung-Kuang Chiu (1936–2006), American academic *

Deacon Chiu Deacon Chiu Te-ken, JP (; 1 May 1924 – 17 March 2015) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur. He founded Far East Bank and Far East Consortium and was formerly chairman of Asia Television (ATV). Life Chiu was born in Shanghai in 1924 and moved to Hong ...

(; 1924–2015), Hong Kong businessman *

Donna Chiu Donna Chiu (; born 19 January 1965) is a Taiwanese singer and former television host. She has won the Golden Bell Award as a host in 2003. She has released a number of albums and has also appeared in films. She is currently engaged in Christian ...

(; born 1965), Taiwanese singer *

Frederic Chiu Frederic Chiu (born 20 October 1964) is an American classical concert pianist. Education Chiu was born in Ithaca, New York. He studied music seriously with William Eltzroth at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, with Karen Shaw (and also stud ...

(born 1964), American concert pianist *

Chiu Fu-sheng Chiu Fu-sheng (; born 19 July 1947) is a Taiwanese film producer and real estate developer. Born in Pingtung County in 1947, Chiu is of Hakka descent. He attended the Political Warfare Cadres Academy. Chiu began his career in media as an advertis ...

(; born 1947), Taiwanese real estate developer and film producer *

Gian Chiu Gian Chiu (born January 20, 1989) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for Barako Bull Energy of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 27th overall in the 2012 PBA Draft by the B-Meg Llamados. ...

(born 1989), Filipino basketball player *

Chiu Hin Chun Chiu Hin Chun (born 20 August 1994) is a Hong Kong competitive rower. He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same ...

(; born 1994), Hong Kong rower *

Chiu Hin-kwong Dr Chiu Hin-kwong, OBE, JP (; born 23 May 1928) is a Hong Kong doctor. He is also a former member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Biography Dr Chiu was born on 23 May 1928 in Hong Kong. He studied at the King's ...

(; born 1928), Hong Kong doctor and politician *

Hong-Yee Chiu Hong-Yee Chiu (; born October 1932) is a Taiwanise-American astrophysicist, at NASA for 35 years, and successful publisher of EHGBooks micro-publishing company. He was born in Shanghai, China. Career Chiu graduated from National Taiwan Univers ...

(; born 1932), Shanghai-born American astrophysicist *

Chiu I-huan Chiu I-huan (; born 15 March 1990) is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a striker for Ming Chuan University Ming Chuan University (MCU; ) is a private university in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan, accredited in the United States of ...

(; born 1990), Taiwanese football striker *

Chiu Kuo-cheng Chiu Kuo-cheng (; born 12 April 1953) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the Republic of China Army. He is the current Minister of National Defense. He was the Director-General of the National Security Bureau from 24 July 2019 to 22 ...

(; born 1953), Taiwanese general * Chiu Jeng-jiann (), Taiwanese politician, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology *

Chiu Keng Guan Chiu Keng Guan (; Chinese: 周青元; ; pinyin: Zhōu Qīng Yuán) is a Malaysian film director. Career Born and raised in Batu Pahat, Johor, Chiu initially studied graphic design and then fine arts, and worked on ceramic and sculpture pro ...

(), Malaysian film director *

Kim Chiu Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (; born April 19, 1990), professionally known as Kim Chiu, is a Filipino actress, model, host, singer, dancer, and vlogger. She is currently managed by Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home-based talent agency. Recognized as one o ...

(; born 1990), Filipina actress *

Melissa Chiu Melissa Chiu (born 1972) is a museum director, curator and author, and the director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. She is a board member of the Association of Art Museum Directors, the American Alliance of Museums, ...

(born 1972), Australian museum curator *

Paul Chiu Paul Chiu (; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier of Taiwan from 2008–2009. ROC Vice Premiership Vice Premier resignation Chiu and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned on 10 September 2009 due to the slow dis ...

(; born 1947), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician *

Chiu Ping-kun Chiu Ping-kun (; born January 2, 1964) is a famous Taiwanese archer and coach. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Northern Colorado. He is also an international archery judge. Chiu participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Prior to succe ...

(; born 1964), Taiwanese athlete and judge in the sport of archery *

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(; born 1989), Taiwanese singer *

Roy Chiu Roy Chiu (; born 14 October 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and racing driver. He earned two Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor nominations for his performances in ''Dear Ex ''Dear Ex'' () is a 2018 Taiwanese comedy-drama film co- ...

(; born 1981), Taiwanese actor *

Rebecca Chiu Chiu Wing Yin Rebecca (, born 24 November 1978 in Hong Kong), commonly known as Rebecca Chiu, is a female professional squash player from Hong Kong. Her highest world ranking is 13, achieved in October 2007. See also * Official Women's Squash W ...

(; born 1978), Hong Kong professional squash player *

Samson Chiu Samson Chiu Leung-chun () is a Hong Kong-based film director, film writer and newspaper columnist. He is a member of the Hong Kong Directors' Guild. Filmography * ''News Attack'' (1989) - director/writer, starring Andy Lau as a news photographe ...

(), Hong Kong film director *

Sharlene Chiu Sharlene Chiu is a television reporter, host, and producer. Sharlene is most known as a Reporter/Producer on MTV News Canada and Host/Producer/Creator of SHARLENE VS. Early days Sharlene graduated from Ryerson University’s Radio and Television A ...

, Canadian television reporter *

Chiu Tai-san Chiu Tai-san (; born 30 August 1956) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004. He then served the Mainland Affairs Council as a vice chairman, and later as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung under C ...

(; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Tom Chiu (; born 1971), Taiwan-born American music composer and violinist * Chiu Tsui-ling (; born 1994), Taiwanese singer in Japan * Chiu Tzu-tsung (), Taiwanese politician, Atomic Energy Council member *

Wah Chiu Wah Chiu () is a Hong Kong-born American biophysicist, currently the Wallenberg-Bienenstock Chair Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Photon Science Directorate of SLAC National Acceler ...

(), Hong Kong-born American biophysicist *

Chiu Wen-ta Chiu Wen-ta (; born 21 July 1950) is a Taiwanese medical educator. He was the Minister of Health and Welfare (formerly the Minister of the Department of Health) of the Executive Yuan from 2011 to 2014. Early career Prior to joining politics, C ...

(; born 1950), Taiwanese medical educator and politician *

Chiu Yi use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates ...

(; born 1956), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, member of the Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung *

Chiu Yi-ying Chiu Yi-ying (; born 1 June 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served four terms in the Legislative Yuan, one term in the National Assembly, and, from 2005 to 2008, was the deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council. Education Chiu earned ...

(; born 1971), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Yu-hung Chiu Yu-hung (; born 31 August 1994) is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designa ...

(; born 1994), Taiwanese football goalkeeper * Chiu Yu Ming (; born 1991), Hong Kong football goalkeeper

Fictional characters

* Chiu, net idol alter ego of Chisame Hasegawa, from the manga/anime franchise ''Negima!'' *Candy Chiu, a character from ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (Kristen Schaal) wh ...

References

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