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邓

surname Deng

4 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,692 U+9093

How 邓 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

阝 (semantic, “place”) + 登 (phonetic, dēng)

components: 又 阝

How to remember it

Deng · Heisig RSH #2804

crotch + city walls

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 登

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 登 (dēng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
登 sound component dēng to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
橙 chéng orange
澄 chéng clear, limpid, pure
凳 dèng bench; stool
瞪 dèng to stare at
蹬 dēng to step on; to wear; to face bad luck
噔 dēng for (a recipient of pity or sympathy); surname
镫 dèng lamp; a kind of cooking vessel
簦 dēng bamboo or straw hat; street-vendor's umbrella

Words containing 邓

WordPinyinMeaning
邓小平理论 Dèng Xiǎo píng Lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory; Dengism; the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultur…
邓小平 Dèng Xiǎo píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and …
邓州市 Dèng zhōu Shì Dengzhou, a county-level city in Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
毛邓三 Máo Dèng Sān Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents (abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao…
邓世昌 Dèng Shì chāng Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two …
邓通 Dèng Tōng Deng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4] official…
邓加 Dèng jiā Dunga (1963-), former Brazilian soccer player
邓州 Dèng zhōu see 鄧州市|邓州市[Deng4 zhou1 Shi4]
邓丽君 Dèng Lì jūn Teresa Teng (1953–1995), Taiwanese singer
邓亮洪 dèng liàng hóng Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)
邓紫棋 Dèng Zǐ qí G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
邓迪 Dèng dí Dundee, Scotland
邓析 Dèng Xī Deng Xi (545-501 BC), Chinese philosopher and rhetorician, the first lawyer of ancient Chi…
邓亚萍 Dèng Yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner
邓颖超 Dèng Yǐng chāo Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来
邓拓 Dèng Tuò Deng Tuo (1912-1966), sociologist and journalist, died under persecution at the start of t…