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孝

xiào

filial piety, obedience; mourning

💡 Ideographic: A young man 子 carrying an older man 耂
HSK 5 7 strokes Common (21%)
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耂
lǎo
old, aged; experienced
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
⿸耂子 i

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Component Tree i

lǎo
耂
old, aged; experienced
💡 Ideographic: A person bent over with long hair
4 strokes
zi
子
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs
3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 孝 (47)

xiàoshùn
孝顺 ↗
HSK 5
filial piety / to be obedient to one's parents
xiào
孝 ↗
filial piety or obedience / mourning apparel
bùxiào
不孝 ↗
unfilial
xiàojìng
孝敬 ↗
to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents
xiàoxīn
孝心 ↗
filial piety (a Confucian obligation) / respect and obedience to one's parents
xiàodao
孝道 ↗
filial piety (Confucian virtue) / to be a good son or daughter
dàixiào
戴孝 ↗
to wear mourning garb / to be in mourning
xiàozǐ
孝子 ↗
filial son
Xiàonánqū
孝南区 ↗
Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city [[孝感市<Xiàogǎnshì>]], Hubei
Xiàonán
孝南 ↗
Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city [[孝感市<Xiàogǎnshì>]], Hubei
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