| 孙武子 |
Sūn Wǔ zǐ |
Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孙子兵法, also known as Sun Tzu 孙子 |
| 孙 |
Sūn |
surname Sun |
| 孙 |
sūn |
grandson / descendant |
| 孙武 |
Sūn Wǔ |
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
| 武 |
Wǔ |
surname Wu |
| 武 |
wǔ |
martial / military |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |