邓析 Traditional form: 鄧析 Pinyin (reading): Dèng Xī Definitions: Deng Xi (545-501 BC), Chinese philosopher and rhetorician, the first lawyer of ancient China Characters: 邓 - surname 析 - to split wood; to divide, to break apart Traditional characters: 鄧 - surname 析 - to split wood; to divide, to break apart