子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
子孙
zǐsūn
descendants; offspring
Characters in this word
孙 sūn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 如果今天透支环境，子孙将承担更沉重的代价。 Rúguǒ jīntiān tòuzhī huánjìng, zǐsūn jiāng chéngdān gèng chénzhòng de dàijià. If we overdraw the environment today, our descendants will bear a heavier price.
- 他把自己的全部财产留给了子孙。 Tā bǎ zìjǐ de quánbù cáichǎn liú gěi le zǐsūn. He left all his property to his descendants.
- 这片森林要好好保护，留给子孙一片绿荫。 Zhè piàn sēnlín yào hǎohǎo bǎohù, liú gěi zǐsūn yí piàn lǜyīn. This forest must be well protected, leaving its green shade to our descendants.