Character

孙

sūn HSK 4

孙 sūn HSK 4

1. grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation
2. descendants below the grandchild generation
3. regrowth or new shoot of a plant
4. (arch.) same as "逊"
5. a surname

Words using 孙 as sūn (3)

1 孙女 sūn nǚ — granddaughter HSK 4
- 孙 grandchild, indicating the second generation descendant
- 女 female, specifies the granddaughter is a girl
Example

我的孙女今年五岁了。

wǒ de sūn nǚ jīn nián wǔ suì le

My granddaughter is five years old this year.
2 孙子 sūn zi — grandson HSK 4
- 孙 grandchild, of the grandchild generation
- 子 son, male child (specifying male gender)
Example

我的孙子今年五岁了。

wǒ de sūn zi jīn nián wǔ suì le

My grandson is five years old this year.
3 子孙 zǐ sūn — descendants HSK 7
- 子 children, sons (the immediate next generation)
- 孙 grandchildren (generations beyond children)
Example

我们要为子孙后代保护环境。

wǒ men yào wèi zǐ sūn hòu dài bǎo hù huán jìng

We must protect the environment for future generations.

Structure & writing

孙 sūn — grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation

孙 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

逊 xùn to abdicate (the throne)

consists of

1 子 zǐ — child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son

Xpinyin

子 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 字 zì written character; word 学 xué to study; to learn (opposite of 教) 孩 hái young child

HSK 2

游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers)

HSK 4

仔 zǎi (dial.) young man 厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 存 cún to exist; to be alive 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation

HSK 5

享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain

HSK 6

孕 yùn pregnancy 孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents

HSK 7

孔 kǒng hole; opening; aperture 孝 xiào to respect and support one's parents 孪 luán twin; born as a pair from one birth 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

2 小 xiǎo — small; little (opposite of 大)

小 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多)

HSK 3

叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated)

HSK 4

京 jīng capital city of a country 亲 qīn related by blood or marriage; esp. parents 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation 尔 ěr (lit.) you (second-person pronoun) 戚 qi

HSK 6

尖 jiān tip or pointed end of an object 尘 chén dust, flying dirt

HSK 7

隙 xì crack; crevice 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds

Stroke order