邓颖超 Traditional form: 鄧穎超 Pinyin (reading): Dèng Yǐngchāo Definitions: Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來/周恩来 Characters: 邓 - surname 颖 - rice tassel; sharp; clever 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass Traditional characters: 鄧 - surname 穎 - rice tassel; sharp; clever 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass