孙 (sūn): grandson, descendant
孙 (sūn) is a Chinese character meaning “grandson.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 子 (structural) and 小 (structural). It ranks #994 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 孙 simplified form of 孫; a chain 系 of descent 子. Its radical form 子 (child) appears in many related characters such as 子 (zǐ, son), 字 (zì, letter), 学 (xué, to learn).
Definitions
- grandson
- descendant
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSimplified form of 孫; a chain 系 of descent 子
Decomposition: ⿰子小 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 孙
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外孙noun | wài sūn | daughter's son |
| 子孙noun | zǐ sūn | offspring |
| 外孙女noun | wài sūn nǚ | daughter's daughter |
| 儿孙noun | ér sūn | descendant |
| 曾孙noun | zēng sūn | great-grandson |
| 乌孙国 | wū sūn guó | Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD) |
| 孙悟空proper-noun | sūn wù kōng | 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... |
| 子子孙孙noun | zǐ zǐ sūn sūn | (idiom) one's posterity |
| 孙大圣 | sūn dà shèng | Great-Sage Sun |
| 含饴弄孙phrase | hán yí nòng sūn | lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom) |
| 外孙子noun | wài sūn zi | (coll.) daughter's son |
| 名落孙山phrase | míng luò sūn shān | lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) |
| 亚马孙proper-noun | yà mǎ sūn | Amazon |
| 长孙noun | zhǎng sūn | eldest grandson |
| 亚马孙河proper-noun | yà mǎ sūn hé | Amazon River |
孙 appears in 71 compound words: 46 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 孙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
descendants of the Yan and Yellow Emperors; the Han Chinese people; the Chinese nation
Example Sentences
这个孙字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě sūn zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "孙" is related to its radical.
台湾烧打鸡昔爆打孙安佐 韩森松口断联内幕:祝福他未来更好
tái wān shāo dǎ jī xī bào dǎ sūn ān zuǒ hán sēn sōng kǒu duàn lián nèi mù : zhù fú tā wèi lái gēng hǎo
Taiwan's roasted chicken used to beat Sun Anzuo, Han Sen let go of the inside story: I wish him a better future
财政预算案|孙玉菡:“两蚊两折”4月实施 适时公布详情
cái zhèng yù suàn àn sūn yù 菡 : liǎng wén liǎng zhé 4 yuè shí shī shì shí gōng bù xiáng qíng
Budget|Sun Yuhan: "Two dollars and two discounts" will be implemented in April, and details will be announced in due course
几岁才叫长大?15岁孙获爷爷赠500万 5年后讨不回告父侵占
jī suì cái jiào cháng dà ? 1 5 suì sūn huò yé yé zèng 5 0 0 wàn 5 nián hòu tǎo bù huí gào fù qīn zhàn
At what age do you grow up? 15-year-old grandson received a gift of 5 million from his grandfather, and after 5 years, he could not return the accusation against his father for encroachment
孙颖莎等8名国家队球员晋级新加坡大满贯赛单...
sūn yǐng 莎 děng 8 míng guó jiā duì qiú yuán jìn jí xīn jiā pō dà mǎn guàn sài dān . . .
Sun Yingsha and other 8 national team players advanced to the Singapore Grand Slam single...
19岁少女带新欢“乔债”前男友祖孙三代溅血
1 9 suì shǎo nǚ dài xīn huān qiáo zhài qián nán yǒu zǔ sūn sān dài jiàn xiě
A 19-year-old girl brought her new love "Qiao Debt" to her ex-boyfriend's grandparents and grandchildren to splatter blood
我的孙子还是个婴儿。
Wǒ de sūnzi hái shì ge yīng'ér.
My grandson is still a baby.
传说彭祖是天帝的孙子。
Chuánshuō Péng Zǔ shì Tiāndì de sūnzi.
It is said that Peng Zu was the grandson of a celestial emperor.
有一位奶奶带着小孙子上学。
Yǒu yī wèi nǎinai dài zhe xiǎo sūnzi shàngxué.
A grandmother is sending her grandson to school.
可能我的孙子会是登陆火星的第一人。
Kěnéng wǒ de sūnzi huì shì dēnglù Huǒxīng de dì-yī rén.
Perhaps my grandson will be the first person to land on Mars.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced sūn
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