---
title: "Sunzi Meaning: 孙子 (sūnzi) Means “grandson”"
description: "孙子 (traditional 孫子, sūnzi) means “grandson”. Hear its tones, see what 孙 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sunzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 孙子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

孙子 sūnzi

## grandson

## It can also mean

- (vulgar) punk; lowlife; coward (insult)
- Sunzi (author of The Art of War)
- Sunzi (Sun Tzu, the strategist behind 孙子兵法 “The Art of War”)

## Its characters

1. 孙 sūn grandchild
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

奶奶最喜欢她的小孙子。 Grandma loves her little grandson the most.

对了，他还是孔子的第二十代**孙子**。

From [孔融让梨 · Kong Rong and the pears: the boy who took the smallest one](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/kong-rong-rang-li-kong-rong-and-the-pears#library-word-318-320)

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## More words with 孙 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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