- 孙子 sūnzi grandsonthe son of one's son
- 孙中山 Sūn Zhōngshān Sun Yat-senDr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang (KMT).
- 孙女 sūnnǚ granddaughterdaughter of one's son
- 子孙 zǐsūn offspringchildren and grandchildren; direct descendants of a person or family
- 孙继海 Sūn Jìhǎi Sun JihaiSun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
- 孙悟空 Sūn Wùkōng Sun WukongThe Monkey King, a central character with supernatural powers in the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.
- 长孙 zhǎngsūn eldest grandsonthe eldest grandson, specifically the eldest son of one's eldest son
- 公孙 Gōngsūn Gongsuna two-character Chinese surname
- 孙悦 Sūn Yuè Sun Yue (basketball)Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star
- 外孙 wàisūn maternal grandsona son of one's daughter or a male descendant via the female line
- 孙燕姿 Sūn Yànzī Stefanie SunStefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
- 孙权 Sūn Quán Sun QuanSun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
- 外孙女 wàisūnnǚ granddaughterthe daughter of one's daughter
- 孙文 Sūn Wén Sun Yat-senThe original name of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang (KMT).
- 炎黄子孙 Yán Huángzǐsūn Chinese peopledescendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. the Chinese people)
- 孙策 Sūn Cè Sun CeSun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
- 孙武 Sūn Wǔ Sun WuSun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu (c. 500 BC), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period, believed to be the author of the “Art of War”.
- 儿孙 érsūn descendantschildren and grandchildren; descendants
- 孙坚 Sūn Jiān Sun JianSun Jian (155-191), famous general at the end of the Han dynasty and forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
- 王孙 wángsūn noble descendantchildren of the nobility
- 曾孙 zēngsūn great-grandson
- 孙膑 Sūn Bìn Sun BinSun Bin (died 316 BC), a strategist of the School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period.
- 断子绝孙 duànzǐjuésūn childlessto die without progeny or to have one's lineage cut off
- 孙思邈 Sūn Sīmiǎo Sun SimiaoSun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold [[千金要方|千金要方|Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1]]
- 名落孙山 míngluò Sūn Shān fail examto fail an examination (derived from the story of falling behind Sun Shan, the person who came last on the list of successful candidates)
- 子子孙孙 zǐzǐsūnsūn posterityposterity; descendants through the generations
- 孙逸仙 Sūn Yìxiān Sun Yat-senDr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang
- 孙犁 Sūn Lí Sun LiSun Li (1913-2002), novelist
- 徒孙 túsūn grand-disciplea student's student; a grand-disciple
- 侄孙 zhísūn grandnephew
- 乌孙国 Wūsūnguó Wusun kingdomWusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)
- 玄孙 xuánsūn great-great-grandson
- 孙传芳 Sūn Chuánfāng Sun ChuanfangSun Chuanfang (1885-1935), one of the northern warlords, assassinated in Tianjin in 1935
- 孙大圣 Sūndàshèng Monkey Kingepithet of [[孙悟空|孫悟空|Sun1 Wu4 kong1]], the main protagonist of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West
- 重孙 chóngsūn great-grandson
- 孙媳妇 sūnxífù grandson's wifethe wife of one's grandson
- 亚马孙河 Yàmǎsūn Hé Amazon River
- 曾孙女 zēngsūnnǚ great-granddaughter
- 公孙龙 Gōngsūn Lóng Gongsun LongGongsun Long (c. 325-250 BC), leading thinker of the School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 孙女婿 sūnnǚxu granddaughter's husbandthe husband of one's son's daughter
- 外孙子 wàisūnzi grandsonone's daughter's son (colloquial)
- 含饴弄孙 hányínòngsūn play with grandchildrenTo enjoy a happy and leisurely old age by spending time playing with one's grandchildren.
- 重孙子 chóngsūnzi great-grandson
- 孙山 Sūn Shān Sun ShanSun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
- 儿孙自有儿孙福 érsūnzìyǒu'érsūnfú posterity's luckyounger generations will do all right on their own
- 侄孙女 zhísūnnǚ grandniece
- 重孙女 chóngsūnnǚ great-granddaughter
- 亚马孙 Yàmǎsūn Amazon
- 孙吴县 Sūnwú Xiàn Sunwu CountySunwu county in [[黑河|黑河|hei1 he2]], Heilongjiang
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH