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孙 (sūn): Grandson — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 孙

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 孙 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 孙

孙 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

孙

孙=子child+小small

A child (子) connected to a smaller child (小) — a grandson, representing family lineage.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 孙

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5.

How to Use 孙

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 孙 works in context.

Descendants and kinship terms

Words referring to direct descendants or the concept of descendants.

孙子 • sūn zi • grandson [father's family] • HSK 4

HSK 4

sūn孙

zi子

grandson [father's family]

孙女 • sūn nǚ • son's daughter • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

sūn孙

nǚ女

son's daughter

子孙 • zǐ sūn • Descendants • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zǐ子

sūn孙

Descendants

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 孙 is used in context

wǒ我

men们

yào要

wèi为

zǐ子

sūn孙

hòu后

dài代

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

。

We must protect the environment for our descendants.

wǒ我

de的

wài外

sūn孙

zhōu周

mò末

huì会

lái来

kàn

wǒ我

de的

sūn孙

zi子

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué

Information

Pinyinsūn

Meaninggrandson

Strokes6

Radical子

Traditional孫

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#781

Zhuyinㄙㄨㄣ

UnicodeU+5B59

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wǒ我

。

My grandson (daughter's son) will visit me this weekend.

学

le了

。

My grandson started elementary school this year.

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