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孙女 (sūn nǚ) — granddaughter (son's daughter)

Definition

Family term for a son's daughter. Paired with 孙子 ("grandson") — the female half of grandchildren on your son's side.

noun
granddaughter (son's daughter)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 孙女。
    Yé ye měi tiān sòng sūn nǚ shàng xué.
    Grandpa takes his granddaughter to school every day.
  • 孙女。
    Tā de sūn nǚ jīn nián qī suì le.
    Her granddaughter is seven years old this year.
  • 孙女。
    Nǎi nai gěi sūn nǚ mǎi le yí jiàn xīn yī fu.
    Grandma bought a new dress for her granddaughter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

孙sūngrand
女nǚdaughter

孙 points to the grandchild generation and 女 to a female child, giving a granddaughter.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 孫; 孙 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 孫 pairs 子 (son) with 系 (continue), showing a line of descendants continuing. The simplified 孙 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Open 孙 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

女 shows a woman with folded arms, kneeling or standing. In the modern form the figure faces right, and the small enclosed part is what is left of one arm.

Open 女 →
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