孝 - xiào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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孝

xiào

Definition

filial
filial piety
obedience
mourning (apparel)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

教

jiāo

to teach; to instruct; to pass on (knowledge or technical abilities to others)

教

jiào

religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell

哮

xiào

pant; roar; bark (of animals)

酵

jiào

yeast; leavening; fermentation; Taiwan pr. [xiao4]

痚

xiāo

asthma; difficulty in breathing

Related words (22)

filial son

xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate

孝心

xiào xīn

filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents

孝悌

xiào tì

filial piety and fraternal duty

孝敬

xiào jìng

to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents

mourning clothes

mourning garment

filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter

孝顺

xiào shùn

filial piety; to show filial obedience; to be obedient to one's parents

unfilial

a condolence visit

to observe mourning for one's parents

尽孝

jìn xiào

to do one's filial duty

愚孝

yú xiào

unquestioning filial piety

戴孝

dài xiào

to wear mourning garb; to be in mourning

满孝

mǎn xiào

at the end of the mourning period; to fulfill one's filial duties of mourning

脱孝

tuō xiào

to get through the mourning period

谢孝

xiè xiào

to visit friends to thank them after a funeral

mourning dress

see 父慈子孝

to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻戴孝

披麻戴孝

pī má dài xiào

to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝

Idioms (3)

孝思不匮

xiào sī bù kuì

to be forever filial (idiom)

父慈子孝

fù cí zǐ xiào

benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children

百善孝为先

bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān

of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

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