孙子兵法

Traditional form:

孫子兵法

Pinyin (reading):

Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ

Definitions:

• “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), written by Sun Tzu 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ)

Characters:

• 孙 - grandchild, descendent; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Traditional characters:

• 孫 - grandchild, descendent; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French