Qiú

仇 (Qiú)

1. A Xia vassal by the name of Jiuwu established the state of Jiu, but it was destroyed by King Zhou of Shang in the Shang Dynasty. To escape prosecution, the descendants of Jiuwu appended the 人 radical to 九, thus creating the surname 仇.
2. In the Spring and Autumn period, Duke Min of Song was murdered by his subordinate Nangong Wan. The minister Zi Qiumu sought revenge but was also killed by Nangong Wan. Zi Qiumu's descendants then took the first character of his name, Qiu 仇, to be their surname.
3. In Northern Wei, a Hou Luoqi of Zhongshan was adopted by the Qiu clan, and thus changed his surname from Hou to Qiu. He rose in ranks due to his military endeavours, and the Qiu clan became prosperous at the time.

• Qiu Ying, Chinese painter
• Qiu Zhaobie - Ming-Qing Scholar
• Qiu Qiongying
• Qiu He

  裘 (Qiú)

• Qiu Xigui, Chinese historian, palaeographer
• Qiu Xiaolong, Chinese-American author