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孙
sūn
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English Definitiongrandson; descendant; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script孙
Traditional Script孫
Pinyinsūn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄙㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)syun1
Part of Speech(名) noun

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孙子sūnzigrandson; son's son
孙女sūnnǚson's daughter; granddaughter
孙子sūnzǐSun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (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” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
孙中山sūn zhōngshānDr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 国民党; same as 孙逸仙
孙继海sūn jì hǎiSun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
Words With Same Tail Word    
子孙zǐsūnoffspring; posterity
长孙zhǎngsūneldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son; (Chinese surname)
公孙gōngsūn(Chinese surname)
外孙wàisūndaughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line
炎黄子孙yán huáng zǐsūndescendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
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