孙子

Traditional form:

孫子

Pinyin (reading):

Sūnzǐ

Definitions:

• Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武／孙武 ( Sūn Wǔ) (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” 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

Characters:

• 孙 - grandchild, descendent; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 孫 - grandchild, descendent; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing