孫 sūn

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Traditional form

孫 sūn

Contains the radical

子 zǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A chain 系 xì of descent 子 zǐ

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰子系

Explanation

Simplified form of 孫 sūn . A grandson is a small (小 xiǎo ) child (子 zǐ ).

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Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 孫 sūn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
孙子 Sūnzǐ	grandson	孫子
孙 Sūn	grandson	孫 sūn
孙女 sūn nǚ	son's daughter	孫女
子孙 zǐ sūn	offspring	子孫
孙中山 Sūn Zhōng shān	same as 孫逸仙\|孙逸仙 Sūn Yì xiān	孫中山
外孙 wài sūn	grandson	外孫
孙继海 Sūn Jì hǎi	Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)	孫繼海
外孙女 wài sūn nǚ	daughter's daughter	外孫女
孙悟空 Sūn Wù kōng	Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠\|七龙珠 Qī lóng zhū [Qīlóngzhū]	孫悟空
长孙 Zhǎng sūn	eldest grandson	長孫
公孙 Gōng sūn	two-character surname Gongsun	公孫
孙悦 Sūn Yuè	Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star	孫悅
孙燕姿 Sūn Yàn zī	Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter	孫燕姿
孙权 Sūn Quán	Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳 wú \|吴 wú in the Three Kingdoms period	孫權
儿孙 ér sūn	descendant	兒孫
曾孙 zēng sūn	great-grandson	曾孫
炎黄子孙 Yán Huáng zǐ sūn	descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)	炎黃子孫
孙策 Sūn Cè	Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty	孫策
孙武 Sūn Wǔ	Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子\|孙子 Sūnzǐ [Sūnzǐ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法 Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ [SūnzǐBīngfǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书 Wǔ jīng Qī shū [WǔjīngQīshū]	孫武
孙坚 Sūn Jiān	Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms	孫堅
王孙 wáng sūn	children of the nobility	王孫