孙武 (SūnWǔ): Sun Wu (c. 544–470 BCE), better…

Meanings

1 Sun Wu (c. 544–470 BCE), better known as Sun Tzu, ancient Chinese military strategist
2 author of The Art of War

Characters

孙

Sūn

(surname Sun) / grandson

武

Wǔ

martial / military

Examples

孙武所著的《孙子兵法》至今仍被广泛研究。

Sūn Wǔ suǒ zhù de “Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ” zhì jīn réng bèi guǎngfàn yánjiū.

The Art of War, written by Sun Wu, is still widely studied today.

孙武是春秋时期吴国的著名军事家。

Sūn Wǔ shì Chūnqiū shíqī Wú guó de zhùmíng jūnshìjiā.

Sun Wu was a famous military strategist of the State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period.

Tips

history

Born in the State of Qi (齐国 Qí guó) but served the State of Wu (吴国 Wú guó) under King Helü (阖闾 Hélǘ). Tradition holds he wrote 《孙子兵法》 (Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ, 'The Art of War') around 500 BCE — 13 chapters that became one of the 武经七书 (Seven Military Classics) and arguably the most influential strategy text in world history.

mistakes

孙武 is the personal name; 孙子 (Sūnzǐ, 'Master Sun') is the honorific. English 'Sun Tzu' is the Wade-Giles romanization of 孙子. All three refer to the same person.