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The character 邹 is primarily used as a surname today, though it originally referred to a place. It is a phono-semantic compound: the right component 阝 is a variant of 邑 (city or state), indicating meaning, while the left component 刍 provides the sound. Its traditional form is 鄒, with the traditional phonetic component 芻. Historically, 邹 denoted the ancient State of Zou, a small Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day Shandong, renowned as the birthplace of the philosopher Mencius. After the state was annexed, its people adopted the character as their surname, establishing its modern use as a family name.
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邹先生是我的邻居。
邹姓在中国是一个古老的姓氏。
我的历史老师正在研究邹容的思想。
战国时期的邹衍创立了五行学说。
这座祠堂记载了邹氏家族的辉煌历史。
山东省邹城市以孟子故里而闻名。
这篇论文分析了邹韬奋的新闻出版理念。
考古队在邹县遗址发现了重要的青铜器。