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孙武

孫武
SūnWǔ
proper noun

Meanings

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

Examples

孙武所著的《孙子兵法》至今仍被广泛研究。
Sūnwǔ suǒ zhù de 《 Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ 》 zhìjīn 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。
Sūnwǔ shì Chūnqiū shíqī Wú guó de zhùmíng jūnshì jiā.
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) but served the State of Wu (吴国) under King Helü (阖闾). 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.

In Pop Culture

孙子兵法 Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ
The Art of War
13-chapter military treatise attributed to Sun Wu, c. 500 BCE; foundational text on strategy worldwide

Stroke Order

孙 sūn
武 wǔ