孙子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
孙子 (sūnzi) · grandson
孙子 (sūnzi) means “grandson”. It is written with 2 characters: 孙 (grandchild) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 孙子 is built
The characters
孙 sūn · grandchild
What 孙 is made of
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 孫; a chain 系 of descent 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷带孙子去公园。Yéye dài sūnzi qù gōngyuán.Grandpa takes his grandson to the park.
您有几个孙子？Nín yǒu jǐ gè sūnzi?How many grandsons do you have?
Questions about 孙子
What does 孙子 mean?
孙子 (sūnzi) means “grandson”.
How do you pronounce 孙子?
孙子 is pronounced sūnzi.
Which HSK level is 孙子?
孙子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 孙女sūnnǚgranddaughter
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
Learn 孙子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.