长孙

長孫
zhǎngsūn
noun #79,147

Meanings

  1. 1 eldest grandson
  2. 2 the firstborn son of one's eldest son
  3. 3 (also) Zhangsun, a two-character Chinese surname

Examples

HSK 6
Tā shì jiālǐ de zhǎngsūn, cóngxiǎo shòudào zǔfùmǔ de téng'ài.
He's the eldest grandson and has been doted on by his grandparents since childhood.
HSK 7-9
Tángcháo míngchén Zhǎngsūn Wújì shì huánghòu de gēge.
The famous Tang minister Zhangsun Wuji was the empress's elder brother.

Tips

culture
Two distinct uses, distinguished by capitalization in pinyin. As a common noun zhǎngsūn it means 'eldest grandson' - historically a position of inheritance significance in Chinese patrilineal families. As a surname Zhǎngsūn it's one of the rare two-character Chinese family names; the most famous bearer is 长孙无忌 (Zhangsun Wuji, c. 594-659), brother of Empress Zhangsun and a key minister to Tang Taizong.
mistakes
here is read zhǎng (3rd tone, meaning 'eldest / senior'), NOT cháng (long). Same character, different reading: 长大 (grow up) vs 长城 (Great Wall).

Stroke Order

cháng
sūn