孙

孫
Sun1
#993 most
frequent character
surname Sun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

孙 originally had child 子 and silk thread 系; the thread stood for the family line continuing, so it meant son's son. In the simplified form, 小 replaces 系 and can be read as 'small.' Later it grew to descendant.

孙 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

孙sūn
grandson, descendant

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