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孝悌忠信
xiàotìzhōngxìn
1. Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity
2. piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends

Character Breakdown

孝
xiào
filial piety, obedience; mourning
HSK 5 7 丶
悌
tì
respectful, brotherly
10 丶
忠
zhōng
loyalty, devotion, fidelity
HSK 6 8 丶
信
xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
HSK 3 9 丶

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