| 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 Chinese characteristics" |
| 邓 |
Dèng |
surname Deng |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat; level; smooth / to make even; to level / equal; on the same level / (bound form) fair; impartial / to tie; to draw / (bound form) average; ordinary / (bound form) calm; peaceful / (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down / (abbr. for 平声) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米) |