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孝
xiào
1. filial piety or obedience
2. mourning apparel
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

孝
xiào
filial piety, obedience; mourning
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

不孝
bùxiào
unfilial
孝南
Xiàonán
Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city [[孝感市<Xiàogǎnshì>]], Hubei
孝子
xiàozǐ
filial son
孝廉
xiàolián
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
孝心
xiàoxīn
filial piety (a Confucian obligation)
孝悌
xiàotì
filial piety and fraternal duty
孝感
Xiàogǎn
Xiaogan prefecture level city in Hubei
孝敬
xiàojìng
to show filial respect
孝昌
Xiàochāng
Xiaochang county in Xiaogan [[孝感<Xiàogǎn>]], Hubei
孝服
xiàofú
mourning clothes
孝经
Xiàojīng
Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
孝义
Xiàoyì
Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang [[呂梁|吕梁<Lǚliáng>]], Shanxi [[山西]]
孝肃
Xiàosù
Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng [[包拯<BāoZhěng>]] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
孝道
xiàodao
filial piety (Confucian virtue)
孝顺
xiàoshùn
filial piety
HSK 5
守孝
shǒuxiào
to observe mourning for one's parents
带孝
dàixiào
variant of [[戴孝<dàixiào>]]
吊孝
diàoxiào
a condolence visit
愚孝
yúxiào
unquestioning filial piety
戴孝
dàixiào
to wear mourning garb

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,115
Word Frequency Rank
2,028 of 84,292

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