Addendum, You Collection, Radical: City (yì) Deng; Kangxi stroke count: 19; Page 1277 "Sōuzhēn Yùjìng" (搜真玉镜) states pronunciation as "shān." It is a place name. Deng: "Tángyùn" (唐韵) gives the pronunciation as "tú gèn qiè." "Jíyùn" (集韵), "Yùnhuì" (韵会), and "Zhèngyùn" (正韵) give the pronunciation as "táng gèn qiè," which is the same sound as "dēng." "Shuōwén Jiězì" (说文解字) records it as a vassal state of the Màn (曼) surname. "Chūnqiū · Huángōng Qīnián" (春秋·桓公七年) records: "Marquis Deng Wu Li came to court." The commentary explains: The state of Deng was located in the south, belonging to the Hengyue region. It also refers to a place in the state of Lu. "Chūnqiū · Yǐnggōng Shínián" (春秋·隐公十年) records: "In spring, the Marquis of Qi and the Earl of Zheng met at Deng." The annotation clarifies: Deng was a place within the state of Lu. It also refers to a place in the state of Cai. "Chūnqiū · Huángōng Èrnián" (春秋·桓公二年) records: "The Marquis of Cai and the Earl of Zheng met at Deng." The annotation clarifies: Southwest of Zhaoling County in Yingchuan Prefecture there is Deng City. The commentary explains: Jia Kui and Fu Qian believed Deng to be a state, while Shi Li believed it to be a place within the state of Cai, and that the Deng state referred to was Yiyang Deng County. Because Deng was a small state far from Cai, and Cai and Zheng, fearing the state of Chu, held this alliance, they should not have sought an alliance with a small state close to Chu. Therefore, it is known that this does not refer to the state of Deng. It also refers to a prefecture name. Originally, it was Nanyang Commandery of the Qin Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, Nanyang County was established and renamed Deng Prefecture. It also serves as a surname. "Xìngkǎo" (姓考) records: During the reign of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty, his uncle was enfeoffed in Hebei and became the Marquis of Deng, and later this became his surname. Deng Verification: "Chūnqiū · Huángōng Shínián" (春秋·桓公十年) records: "Marquis Deng Li Wu came to court." Note: The original text has been corrected from "ten years" to "seven years" and "Li Wu" to "Wu Li."