孙

sūn

grandson

surname Sun; descendant

child (子) + small (小) = grandchild

A grandchild is literally a small child — one generation smaller than your own child. The shrinking of 子 into 小 captures the idea of lineage continuing in a diminished, younger form.

子+小→孙
子ChildSemantic
小SmallSemantic

她的孙子今年才五岁。

tā de sūn zi jīn nián cái wǔ suì。

Her grandson is only five years old this year.

老人说他的子孙都住在外地。

lǎo rén shuō tā de zǐ sūn dōu zhù zài wài dì。

The old man said his descendants all live in other places.

Words with 孙

孙文

sūn wén

the original name of 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1], Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3]

孙中山

sūn zhōng shān

same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙

孙权

sūn quán

Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] in the Three Kingdoms period

子孙

zǐ sūn

offspring

长孙

zhǎng sūn

two-character surname Zhangsun

孙逸仙

sūn yì xiān

same as 孫中山|孙中山

孙子

sūn zi

grandson

重孙

chóng sūn

great-grandson

重孙女

chóng sūn nǚ

great-granddaughter

重孙子

chóng sūn zi

great-grandson

长孙无忌

zhǎng sūn wú jì

Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang

龟孙子

guī sūn zi

(coll.) son of a bitch

More characters with 子

孛厚李享斿仔耔孜