Chinese symbol for “offspring”
子孙
zǐ sūn
Traditional: 子孫
offspring; posterity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for offspring is 子孙 (zǐ sūn), defined as: offspring; posterity.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “offspring”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子代 | zǐ dài | offspring; child's generation |
| 苗裔 | miáo yì | offspring; descendant |
| 下辈 (下輩) | xià bèi | offspring; future generations |
| 苗 | miáo | young plant; seedling; (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 鱼苗 (yú miáo)) |
| 胤 | yìn | descendant; heir |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 子孙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance; manner |
| 孙子 (孫子) | sūn zi | grandson; son's son |
| 孙女 (孫女) | sūn nǚ | son's daughter; granddaughter |
| 外孙 (外孫) | wài sūn | daughter's son; grandson |
See also: Japanese symbol for “offspring”.
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.