孙子兵法 |
Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ |
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Sun Tzu 孙子 |
孙 |
Sūn |
surname Sun |
孙 |
sūn |
grandson / descendant |
孙子 |
Sūn zǐ |
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (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 |
孙子 |
sūn zi |
grandson / son's son |
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) |
兵 |
bīng |
soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:个 |
兵法 |
bīng fǎ |
art of war / military strategy and tactics |
法 |
fǎ |
variant of 法 |
法 |
Fǎ |
France / French / abbr. for 法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4] |
法 |
fǎ |
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉) |
法 |
fǎ |
old variant of 法 / law |