邓 (dèng): surname Deng

邓 (dèng) is a Chinese character meaning “surname deng.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 又 (structural) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #1603 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 邓 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 阝 mound4 strokesFrequency #1603又 structural阝 semantic

Definitions

  1. surname Deng

Etymology & Origin

邓

pictophoneticplace

Decomposition: ⿰又阝 (layout: left-right)

Components:又structural阝semantic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
邓迪dèng díDundee, Scotland
邓小平dèng xiǎo píngDeng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with ...
邓小平理论dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùnDeng Xiaoping Theory
毛邓三máo dèng sānMao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents (abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想 + 鄧...
邓州市dèng zhōu shìDengzhou, a county-level city in Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市, Henan
邓加dèng jiāDunga (1963-), former Brazilian soccer player
邓通noundèng tōngDeng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉 officials
邓丽君dèng lì jūnTeresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol
邓州proper-noundèng zhōusee 鄧州市|邓州市
邓世昌dèng shì chāngDeng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroic...
邓亮洪dèng liàng hóngTang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)
邓析dèng xīDeng Xi (545-501 BC), Chinese philosopher and rhetorician, the first lawyer of ancient China
邓亚萍dèng yà píngDeng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner
邓颖超dèng yǐng chāoDeng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来
邓紫棋dèng zǐ qíG.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
16
Total compounds
94
As first character
0
As last character
6
As middle character

邓 appears in 16 compound words: 94 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 邓 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

颖yǐng
0.538726 co-occurrences
娇jiāo
0.467184 co-occurrences
威wēi
0.46114 co-occurrences
稼jià
0.442114 co-occurrences
平píng
0.4277,280 co-occurrences
肯kěn
0.4111,544 co-occurrences
小xiǎo
0.4017,334 co-occurrences
铭míng
0.397272 co-occurrences
殷yīn
0.386220 co-occurrences
枢shū
0.376232 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

邓字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。

dèng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

Although the character "邓" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.

Hk01.comMar 2026

邓成波家族悦品酒店·荃湾9.53亿沽 华润...

dèng chéng bō jiā zú yuè pǐn jiǔ diàn 荃 wān 9 . 5 3 yì gū huá rùn . . .

Deng Chengbo Family Yuepin Hotel Tsuen Wan sold China Resources for 953 million...

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

瑞银邓维慎:政府首次调动外汇基金用于北都基建 ...

ruì yín dèng wéi shèn : zhèng fǔ shǒu cì diào dòng wài huì jī jīn yòng yú běi dōu jī jiàn . . .

UBS Deng Weishen: The government mobilized the exchange fund for the first time for the infrastructure of the northern capital...

LtnFeb 2026

MLB》邓恺威鬼神初登板飙2K! 大都会334.6...

M L B dèng 恺 wēi guǐ shén chū dēng bǎn biāo 2 K ! dà dōu huì 3 3 4 . 6 . . .

MLB" Hawick Tang made his first appearance and soared 2K! Mets 334.6...

Hk01.comFeb 2026

游飚逝世|脑出血昏迷不治终年57岁 邓英敏:脑中风,爆得太厉害

yóu 飚 shì shì nǎo chū xiě hūn mí bù zhì zhōng nián 5 7 suì dèng yīng mǐn : nǎo zhōng fēng , bào dé tài lì hài

You Biao passed away|Cerebral hemorrhage and coma at the age of 57 Deng Yingmin: Stroke, exploded too hard

马来西亚诗华日报新闻网Feb 2026

邓国平:国盟权力重排,慕尤丁“退而不休”,...

dèng guó píng : guó méng quán lì chóng pái , mù yóu dīng tuì ér bù xiū , . . .

Deng Guoping: BN power rearrangement, Muhyiddin "retreats",...

Tatoeba

我的邻居叫邓大平。

Wǒ de línjū jiào Dèng dà píng.

My neighbour's name is Deng Daping.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component

都dōu部bù院yuàn际jì阿ā险xiǎn防fáng限xiàn降jiàng陆lù

Related Characters

那nà都dōu院yuàn部bù队duì阳yáng阴yīn际jì随suí邮yóu

Homophones — Characters pronounced dèng

瞪dèng凳dèng蹬dēng等děng登dēng灯dēng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邓 (dèng) mean in Chinese?
邓 (dèng) primarily means "surname deng." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1603 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 邓 and 澄?
邓 (dèng) and 澄 (chéng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 阝 vs 氵 (same 登 component).
How many strokes does 邓 have?
邓 is written with 4 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 邓?
The radical associated with 邓 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are the components of 邓?
邓 is composed of: 又 (structural), 阝 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰又阝 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 邓?
Common words with 邓 include: 邓迪 (dèng dí, "Dundee, Scotland"); 邓小平 (dèng xiǎo píng, "Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with ..."); 邓小平理论 (dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn, "Deng Xiaoping Theory"); 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 + 鄧..."); 邓州市 (dèng zhōu shì, "Dengzhou, a county-level city in Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市, Henan"). There are over 16 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 邓 (dèng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation dèng: 瞪 (to stare), 凳 (bench), 蹬 (to step on), 等 (to wait for), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 邓 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 邓 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.