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Character Decomposition
孝=耂+子
Etymology
A young man 子 carrying an older man 耂
Meanings
filial piety or obedience
mourning apparel
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Words with 孝 165 total
a condolence visit吊孝diào xiàoto wear mourning garb · to be in mourning戴孝dài xiàoto do one's filial duty尽孝jìn xiàoto observe mourning for one's parents守孝shǒu xiàoto get through the mourning period脱孝tuō xiàofilial piety (Confucian virtue) · to be a good son or daughter孝道xiào daomourning clothes孝服xiào fúto show filial respect · to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) · to support one's aged parents孝敬xiào jìngxiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing · successful second degree candidate孝廉xiào lián
Idioms with 孝 20 total Chain
benevolent father, filial son (idiom) · natural love between parents and children父慈子孝fù cí zǐ xiàoto wear mourning clothes · to be in mourning披麻戴孝pī má dài xiàoto be forever filial (idiom)孝思不匮xiào sī bù kuìConfucian moral injunctions of fidelity · piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends孝悌忠信xiào tì zhōng xìn
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