断子绝孙 duànzǐjuésūn to die childless Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 断 斷 duàn verb to cut off to cut off or interrupt; to stop a supply or connection; to discontinue子 zǐ noun son (bound form) son; child; offspring绝 絕 jué verbnoun to disappear to become extinct; to vanish; to run out or be used up; to be without descendants孙 孫 sūn noun grandchild (bound form) grandchild; offspring of one's children, like 孙子 sūnzi or 孙女 sūnnǚ