邓 (dèng) — (surname) Deng
Definition
Examples
- 邓。Zhè wèi shì dèng xiān sheng.This is Mr. Deng.
- 邓，。Wǒ xìng dèng, jiào xiǎo míng.My surname is Deng, and my given name is Xiaoming.
- 邓。dèng Lǎo shī jiào wǒ men lì shǐ.Teacher Deng teaches us history.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 鄧; 邓 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 鄧 pairs 登 as a sound part with 阝, a city sign written fully as 邑; the simplified 邓 is a later shorthand.
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