GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 12

孙

孙 is read as sūn.

Pinyin

sūn

Script forms

Simplified 孙 · Traditional 孫

Basic meaning

grandchild; descendant

Five element

Pending review

Origin

Time: Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn tradition, 1046-476 BCE

Place: Wei-state Ji-surname line, with additional Chu and Qi branches recorded separately.

Origin note

A major Sun tradition comes from the Ji-surname line of the state of Wei. In this account, descendants of Wei Kangshu include Wei Wugong and Hui Sun; later Sun Yi, styled Wuzhong, used the ancestor's Sun element as the family name. Other Sun branches are also recorded, including Chu and Qi-related lines.

Historical figures

孙武 (Sun Wu / Sun Tzu)

Spring and Autumn period · military strategist

Traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, making Sun one of the best-known Chinese surnames internationally.

孙权 (Sun Quan)

182-252 CE · founder of Eastern Wu

A Three Kingdoms ruler whose state became one of the central powers of the period.

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