CHINESE CHARACTER

孙 (sūn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

sūn

grandchild, descendent; surname

HSK 46 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

子

Primary radical

子 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 孙.

子 · 小

Visible components

孙 is decomposed as ⿰子小.

STROKES · 6

Write 孙 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 孙

孙女sūnnǚ

HSK 4 · son's daughter; granddaughter

孙子sūnzi

HSK 4 · grandson; son's son

子孙zǐsūn

HSK 7-9 · offspring; posterity

Examples using 孙

孙女

您有孙子、孙女吗?

Nín yǒu sūn zi、 sūn nǚ ma ?

Do you have grandchildren?

孙子

我的孙子还是个婴儿。

Wǒ de sūn zi hái shì gè yīng ér。

My grandson is still a baby.

FAQ

What does 孙 (sūn) mean in Chinese?

grandchild, descendent; surname

How do you write 孙 in stroke order?

孙 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 孙?

子 is the radical in 孙. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 孙?

孙女 (sūnnǚ): son's daughter; granddaughter; 孙子 (sūnzi): grandson; son's son; 子孙 (zǐsūn): offspring; posterity.