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Deng had the name Deng Xiansheng, with the given name meaning " early / first " " sage / saint.

" All of his siblings had given names beginning with " xian.

" Deng's father, Deng Wenming, was a middle-level landowner and had studied at the University of Law and Political Science in Chengdu.

His mother, surnamed Dan, died early in Deng's life, leaving Deng, his three brothers and three sisters.

At the age of five, Deng was sent to a traditional Chinese-style private primary school, followed by a more modern primary school at the age of seven.