sūn
Traditional: 孫
孙 (sūn) is a Chinese word meaning “grandson; descendant”.
Meanings
- 1grandson
- 2descendant
Related words
孙子grandson孙子Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]孙女son's daughter孙surname Sun外孙daughter's son子孙offspring外孙女daughter's daughter儿孙descendant曾孙great-grandson乌孙国Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)孙悟空Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]含饴弄孙lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)