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孙 (sūn) — (bound form) grandchild; descendant; (bound form) second growth of plants (e.g. 竹孙); (surname) Sun

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'grandchild' that almost always appears inside a compound (孙子, 孙女, 外孙). The first sense in the list is the common one; the plant-growth and surname senses only appear in fixed words like 竹孙 or as a family name.

bound form
(bound form) grandchilddescendant(bound form) second growth of plants (e.g. 竹孙)(surname) Sun

Examples

  • 。
    Tā de sūn zi jīn nián shàng xiǎo xué le.
    His grandson started elementary school this year.
  • 孙。
    sūn Xiān sheng shì zhù míng de lì shǐ xué jiā.
    Mr. Sun is a famous historian.
  • 孙。
    sūn Xiān sheng chuàng bàn le zhè jiā gōng sī.
    Mr. Sun founded this company.
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Family & Kinship

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