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The simplified character 孙 pairs the child radical 子 with the small component 小, while the traditional form 孫 combines the child radical with the silk or lineage radical 系, highlighting continuity. Its core meaning is grandchild, a direct descendant who extends the family line to the next generation. The sense broadens to include all later descendants, lineage branches, and subsequent generations, firmly grounding the idea of genealogical continuation and the perpetuation of the family name across time.
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我的孙子很可爱。
她有一个可爱的孙女。
孙子在公园里玩。
爷爷每天陪孙子读书。
孙中山是中国伟人。
孙教授在大学里教历史。
孙悟空是中国神话中的英雄。
孙中山先生领导了辛亥革命。