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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu (/ˌsʊnˈsuː/; traditional Chinese: 孫子; simplified Chinese: 孙子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a Classical Chinese text on military strategy from the Warring States period…

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Notable work
The Art of War
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*[s]ˤu[n] tsəʔ · *[s]ˤu[n] m(r)aʔ · *Cə-[N]-traŋ C.qʰraŋ
Bopomofo
ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ · ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇ · ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
Born
Sun Wu 544 BC (traditional) Qi
Died
496 BC (traditional; aged 47–48) Gusu, Wu State
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Suentzyy · Suen Wuu · Charngching

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Life

The Art of War

Legacy

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Sun Tzu

Nodes100
Edges99
Triples164
Avg. degree1.98
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Sun Tzu

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related to Life · 31
Sun Tzu → AD, Autumn, BC, Boxing, China, Compilation, Grand Historian, Han, Huimin, It, King Helü, Le'an, Lin Bao, Mair, New Book, Primal Accord Reign Period, Qi, Records, Shandong, Shiji
related to External links · 24
Sun Tzu → Animated, Archived, Art, Chinese Text ProjectSun Tzu, Edward Rico, February, Information Warfare, Institute, Internet ArchiveWorks, LibriVox, Modern World, National Defense UniversitySun Tzu's, National Strategic Studies, Project GutenbergWorks, Standard EbooksWorks, The Art, The Nine Situations, Theoriq, Tj, War
related to Legacy · 19
Sun Tzu → Chinese, Chu, East Asian, Eastern China, Emperor Shenzong, For, Han, It, Qi, Qin, Seven Military Classics, Song, Sun Tzu's Art, The Art, War, Warring States, Wei, Yan, Zhao
Transcriptions · 8
Sun Tzu → Sonbu, Sonja, Sonmu, Sonshi, Sonsi, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChángqīngBopomofoㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥGwoyeu RomatzyhCharngchingWade–GilesCh'ang2-chʻing1Tongyong PinyinCháng-cingYale RomanizationChángchīngMPS2Chá…, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinSūn WǔBopomofoㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇGwoyeu RomatzyhSuen WuuWade–GilesSun1 Wu3Tongyong PinyinSun WǔYale RomanizationSwūn WǔMPS2Suēn WǔIPA[swə́n ù]Midd…, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinSūnzǐBopomofoㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇGwoyeu RomatzyhSuentzyyWade–GilesSun1 Tzu3Tongyong PinyinSun-zǐhYale RomanizationSwūndžMPS2SuēntžIPA[swə́n.tsɹ̩̀]Wu…
related to The Art of War · 8
Sun Tzu → BC, Classical Chinese, The, The Art, The Warring States, This, War, Warring States
IPA · 4
Sun Tzu → [swə́n ù], [swə́n.tsɹ̩̀], [syn˥ tsi˧˥], [ʈʂʰǎŋ.tɕʰíŋ]
Yale Romanization · 4
Sun Tzu → Chángchīng, Swūn Wǔ, Swūndž, Syūnjí
Baxter–Sagart (2014) · 3
Sun Tzu → *[s]ˤu[n] m(r)aʔ, *[s]ˤu[n] tsəʔ, *Cə-[N]-traŋ C.qʰraŋ
Bopomofo · 3
Sun Tzu → ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh · 3
Sun Tzu → Charngching, Suen Wuu, Suentzyy

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sun art war chinese tzu wu military text period bc warfare century work traditional tzu's modern states dynasty also strategy

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Sun TzuBaxter–Sagart (2014)*[s]ˤu[n] tsəʔ1.00infobox
Sun TzuBaxter–Sagart (2014)*[s]ˤu[n] m(r)aʔ1.00infobox
Sun TzuBaxter–Sagart (2014)*Cə-[N]-traŋ C.qʰraŋ1.00infobox
Sun TzuBopomofoㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ1.00infobox
Sun TzuBopomofoㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇ1.00infobox
Sun TzuBopomofoㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ1.00infobox
Sun TzuBornSun Wu 544 BC (traditional) Qi1.00infobox
Sun TzuDied496 BC (traditional; aged 47–48) Gusu, Wu State1.00infobox
Sun TzuGwoyeu RomatzyhSuentzyy1.00infobox
Sun TzuGwoyeu RomatzyhSuen Wuu1.00infobox
Sun TzuGwoyeu RomatzyhCharngching1.00infobox
Sun TzuHangul손무1.00infobox
Sun TzuHangul손자1.00infobox
Sun TzuHanja孫武1.00infobox
Sun TzuHanja孫子1.00infobox
Sun TzuHanyu PinyinSūnzǐ1.00infobox
Sun TzuHanyu PinyinSūn Wǔ1.00infobox
Sun TzuHanyu PinyinChángqīng1.00infobox
Sun TzuHiraganaそんぶ1.00infobox
Sun TzuHiraganaそんし1.00infobox
Sun TzuHokkien POJSun-chú1.00infobox
Sun TzuHán-Nôm孫武1.00infobox
Sun TzuHán-Nôm孫子1.00infobox
Sun TzuIPA[swə́n.tsɹ̩̀]1.00infobox
Sun TzuIPA[syn˥ tsi˧˥]1.00infobox
Sun TzuIPA[swə́n ù]1.00infobox
Sun TzuIPA[ʈʂʰǎŋ.tɕʰíŋ]1.00infobox
Sun TzuJyutpingsyun1 zi21.00infobox
Sun TzuKanji孫武1.00infobox
Sun TzuKanji孫子1.00infobox

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