Chinese symbol for “grandson”
孙
sūn
Traditional: 孫
grandson; descendant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grandson is 孙 (sūn), defined as: grandson; descendant.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “grandson”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孙子 (孫子) | sūn zi | grandson; son's son |
| 孙儿 (孫兒) | sūn ér | son's son; grandson |
| 外孙 (外孫) | wài sūn | daughter's son; grandson |
| 外孙子 (外孫子) | wài sūn zi | (coll.) daughter's son; grandson |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孙子 (孫子) | sūn zi | grandson; son's son |
| 子孙 (子孫) | zǐ sūn | offspring; posterity |
| 孙女 (孫女) | sūn nǚ | son's daughter; granddaughter |
| 外孙 (外孫) | wài sūn | daughter's son; grandson |
| 长孙 (長孫) | zhǎng sūn | eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son |
| 曾孙 (曾孫) | zēng sūn | great-grandson |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grandson”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.