Chitu

C3H4I1T1U1

A form of Qidu — A district of Keelung, Taiwan.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Qidu (in Keelung, Taiwan).

    A new railway marshaling yard at Chitu midway between Taipei and Keelung will be inaugurated soon.

    1972, Taiwan Trade Monthly of the Republic of China, volume 10, Taipei: Epoch Publicity Agency, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16, column 1
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    If you take the train or highway bus to Keelung, you will have to pass through a suburb town of Keelung --- Chitu, where you will certain notice a sky-high chimney which represents the location of[…]

    Industrial & Commercial Handbook of Free China

    1955, 自由中國工商業概覽編輯委員會, 自由中國工商業概覽 [Industrial & Commercial Handbook of Free China], 大地出版社, →OCLC, page 41

    The fourth batch of 441 tons of rice donated by the Republic of China to Indochinese refugees was shipped to Malaysia July 13. The rice was loaded in 26 containers at Chitu near Keelung.

    Free China Weekly

    1981 July 19, “More rice aid to refugees in Southeast Asia”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXII, number 28, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 5

    The sanitary sewerage development plan for the Taipei region covers the 16 administrative district[s] of Taipei city, 14 townships and villages of Taipei county and the Chitu district of Keelung city with a total area of 25,000 ha. and a[…]

    New Image of Taipei

    1984, Lao-sheng Huang, 台北新形象 [New Image of Taipei], 4th edition, Dept. of Information, Taipei City Government, →OCLC, page 102, column 1

    The storm, packing torrential rain, triggered heavy flooding in northern Taiwan, especially in the low-lying Hsichih, Chitu, and Keelung areas.

    2000 November 2, “President Chen Visits Taipei County and Keelung”, in Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022

    Keelung Water levels in flooded regions of Keelung reached as high as two stories yesterday after Friday night's torrential rainfall, with pumping stations out of order at several locations. Flooding hit Chitu, Paifu and Tingnei Townships most seriously, with water levels in heavily flooded regions reaching over 3m above safety levels.

    2004 September 12, “Waterworld”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2004, Taiwan News, page 2

Origin

  1. Mandarin七堵
  2. EnglishChitu

From Mandarin 七堵 (Qīdǔ), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi¹-tu³.

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APA

Chitu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chitu

MLA

“Chitu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chitu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chitu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chitu.

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