邓 meaning and stroke order
Surname
How to write 邓, stroke by stroke
4 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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How 邓 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 登 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 邓
The right side 阝 marks a place, like a town on a hill, and 又 (yòu) stands in for the old sound part 登 (dēng). Picture the Deng family climbing up to their hometown.
邓 (dèng) is used almost only as a surname. The best-known example is the leader Deng Xiaoping. 邓小平是四川人。(Dèng Xiǎopíng shì Sìchuān rén.) Deng Xiaoping was from Sichuan.
Common mistake: Learners often say it with a first tone like 登 (dēng) or 灯 (dēng), but 邓 is fourth tone, dèng. Also keep 阝 on the right. Do not confuse 邓 with 对 (duì), which has 寸 on the right instead of 阝.
邓 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 邓
How many strokes are in 邓?
邓 is written with 4 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 邓 mean?
邓 (dèng) means surname.
How do you pronounce 邓?
邓 is pronounced dèng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 邓?
The radical of 邓 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 邓 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 邓?
The traditional form of 邓 is 鄧. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 邓 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 邓 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 邓 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 邓 have 又 if the sound comes from 登?
In simplified Chinese, 又 often replaces a complex part as a shorthand. The traditional form 鄧 still shows 登, which gives the dèng sound.
How do I address someone with the surname 邓?
Put the surname before the title, as in 邓老师 (Dèng lǎoshī) for Teacher Deng or 邓先生 (Dèng xiānsheng) for Mr. Deng. With friends, people may say 小邓 (Xiǎo Dèng) or 老邓 (Lǎo Dèng).