Chiu
Chiu is a romanization of various Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese. It may correspond to the surnames spelled in the following ways in Mandarin pinyin:
- Zhào or Zhāo, from the Cantonese pronunciation
- Zhāng, from the Hokkien pronunciation; more commonly spelled Teoh or Teo
- Zhōu, from the Hokkien pronunciation
- Qiū or Qiú, from a variant of the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling Ch'iu
- Jiù, from the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling
Notable people
- Angie Chiu, Hong Kong actress
- Only Won, American musician, actor, and producer
- Chiu Ban It, Singaporean Anglican bishop
- Barbara Chiu, Canadian table tennis player
- Ben Chiu, Taiwan-born American technology entrepreneur
- Bondy Chiu, Hong Kong actress and singer
- Bryan Chiu, Canadian footballer; centre in the Canadian Football League
- Caroline Chiu, Hong Kong swimmer
- Chiu Chang, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Chi-ling, Hong Kong actor
- Chiu Chih-wei, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Ching-chun, Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, magistrate of Hsinchu County
- Chiu Chuang-chin, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Chuang-huan, Taiwanese politician, Vice-Premier from 1981 to 1984
- Chiu Chuang-liang, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Chui-cheng, Taiwanese politician, Mainland Affairs Council member
- Chiu Chun Kit, Hong Kong football defender
- Connie Chiu, Hong Kong-born Swedish fashion model
- David Chiu , American politician in California
- David Chiu , American professional poker player
- David Jung-Kuang Chiu, American academic
- Deacon Chiu, Hong Kong businessman
- Donna Chiu, Taiwanese singer
- Frederic Chiu, American concert pianist
- Chiu Fu-sheng, Taiwanese real estate developer and film producer
- Gian Chiu, Filipino basketball player
- Chiu Hin Chun, Hong Kong rower
- Chiu Hin-kwong, Hong Kong doctor and politician
- Hong-Yee Chiu, Shanghai-born American astrophysicist
- Chiu I-huan, Taiwanese football striker
- Chiu Kuo-cheng, Taiwanese general
- Chiu Jeng-jiann, Taiwanese politician, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology
- Chiu Keng Guan, Malaysian film director
- Kim Chiu, Filipina actress
- Melissa Chiu, Australian museum curator
- Paul Chiu, Taiwanese Kuomintang politician
- Chiu Ping-kun, Taiwanese athlete and judge in the sport of archery
- Prince Chiu, Taiwanese singer
- Roy Chiu, Taiwanese actor
- Rebecca Chiu, Hong Kong professional squash player
- Samson Chiu, Hong Kong film director
- Sharlene Chiu, Canadian television reporter
- Chiu Tai-san, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Tom Chiu, Taiwan-born American music composer and violinist
- Chiu Tsui-ling, Taiwanese singer in Japan
- Chiu Tzu-tsung, Taiwanese politician, Atomic Energy Council member
- Wah Chiu, Hong Kong-born American biophysicist
- Chiu Wen-ta, Taiwanese medical educator and politician
- Chiu Yi, Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, member of the Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung
- Chiu Yi-ying, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Chiu Yu-hung, Taiwanese football goalkeeper
- Chiu Yu Ming, Hong Kong football goalkeeper
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