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What does 孙 mean?

孙 is pronounced sūn in Mandarin and means grandchild, descendant, or the Chinese surname Sun.

CHARACTER / READING / STRUCTURE

Quick facts for 孙

U+5B59
孙sūn

grandchild, descendant, or the Chinese surname Sun

Pinyin
sūn
Meaning
grandchild, descendant, or the Chinese surname Sun
Radical
子
Stroke count
6
Structure
left-right structure
Formation
ideographic compound
Unicode
U+5B59
Regional forms
孙 / 孫
Cantonese
syun1
Japanese readings
音読み：ソン／訓読み：まご
Korean Hanja
손

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REGIONAL FORMS

Forms and readings of 孙 by region

The table compares common glyphs and readings. It does not imply that every language uses the character with exactly the same meaning or frequency.

UsageFormReading
Simplified Chinese孙sūn
Traditional Chinese孫sūn
Japanese Kanji孫音読み：ソン／訓読み：まご
Korean Hanja孫손

COMMON WORDS

Common words containing 孙

A character's reading and meaning can change with context. These are three useful examples.

WordReadingMeaning
孙子sūnzigrandson
孙女sūnnǚgranddaughter
子孙zǐsūndescendants

RADICAL / COMPONENTS

Radical and structure of 孙

孙 uses the 子 radical, has 6 strokes and a left-right structure. Its IDS representation is ⿰子小; visible components include 子, 小.

STROKE ORDER / PRACTICE

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Questions about the character 孙

How is 孙 pronounced in Mandarin?

孙 is pronounced sūn in Mandarin. It means grandchild, descendant, or the Chinese surname Sun.

What are the radical and stroke count for 孙?

孙 uses the 子 radical and has 6 strokes in the form shown on this page.

What are the Simplified and Traditional forms of 孙?

The common Simplified form is 孙; the Traditional form is 孫.

How can I practise writing 孙?

Open the animated stroke-order tool, then make a printable Tian Zi Ge or Mi Zi Ge worksheet from the practice-sheet link.

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Data sources：Radicals, strokes, readings and variants use Unicode Unihan; decomposition data comes from Make Me a Hanzi. Regional glyph, stroke-order and usage conventions may differ, so verify formal work against the relevant local standard. Make Me a Hanzi · Unicode Unihan