How to write 鄧

鄧: 1. See "邓". 2. Noun: A country name. A country established by the Man surname during the Zhou dynasty. Its former site is in the current Deng County of Henan Province, which was later destroyed by Chu. "Shuowen Jiezi, Yi Bu": "邓, a country of the Man surname, now belongs to Nanyang." 3. Noun: A place name. In the Spring and Autumn period, located in the territory of Lu, in the region south of the Wen River and north of the Grand Canal in present-day Shandong Province. "Zuo Zhuan, Year Ten of Duke Yin": "The duke convened with the marquis of Qi and the earl of Zheng at Zhongqiu, on the day of Guichou, to swear allegiance in 邓 and set a date for military service." Jin dynasty scholar Du Yu annotated: "邓 is in the land of Lu." In the Spring and Autumn period, it was located in the territory of Cai, approximately southeast of present-day Yancheng in Henan Province. During the Warring States period, it was a city of Wei, approximately southwest of present-day Meng County in Henan Province. "Records of the Grand Historian, Volume Five, Annals of Qin": "In the sixteenth year of King Zhaoxiang, Zuo Gengcuo captured Zhi and 邓." Zhang Shoujie's justified commentary quoted "Guo Dizhi": "The ancient city of 邓 is located thirty-one li west of Huai Prefecture's Heyang County, and it was also a city of Wei during the Six States."