Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Child (zǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 279, Entry 01 Pronounced sun. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A son's son. Composed of child and connect. Connect implies continuation, denoting the descendants who carry on the ancestral line. Erya: Explaining Kinship: A son's son is a sun, and the son of a sun is a zengsun (great-grandson). Zhu Xi says: Zeng means overlapping or repeated. From great-grandson onward to the most distant generations, all can be referred to in this manner. Furthermore, anyone who presides over sacrifices is called a xiaosun (filial grandson) when presiding over internal ancestral rites, and a zengsun when presiding over external rites. Book of Odes (Shijing): The spirits arrive to partake of the offering, the filial grandson receives blessings and good fortune. Book of Documents (Shujing): Proclaiming to the Sovereign Heaven and the Queen Earth, and to the famous mountains and great rivers traversed: It is only the virtuous great-grandson of the Zhou king, Fa. Also, plants that regenerate are called sun. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Musical instruments made from sun bamboo. Commentary: New shoots growing from the roots of the bamboo. Panyu Zhi: Rice that grows again after harvesting is called daosun (rice grandson). Also, the star Vega is known as Tiansun (Heavenly Grandson). History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhanshu): The Weaving Maid is the granddaughter of the Heavenly Emperor. Bowuzhi: Mount Tai is also called Tiansun. Also, horses near Qinghai that are of the dragon breed are called longsun (dragon grandsons). Also, a type of arrow. Discourses of the States (Guoyu): The Shensun arrow. Also, Wusun, the name of a state of the Western Rong. Also, a surname. There are also compound surnames such as Gongsun, Zhangsun, and Wangsun. Guangyun: Descendants of Prince Hui Sun of the state of Wei took Sun as their clan name. Pronounced xun. Same as the character for modest or yielding. Analects (Lunyu): To express oneself with humility. Book of Rites (Liji): Striking the drum and opening the chests upon entering school is to ensure students are respectful and compliant toward their studies. Commentary: This means to be respectful and yielding. Also functions as the character for escape. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu): In the first year of Duke Zhuang, in the third month, the Lady fled to the state of Qi. In the second year of Duke Min, in the ninth month, the Lady Jiang fled to the state of Zhu. Also rhyming with xuan. Zhao Yi: Ode to the Exhausted Bird: Heaven bestows fortune upon the virtuous, granting them longevity. Bestowing titles of duke and marquis, so that children and grandchildren may continue the line for generations.