xiào

common
name

Meaning of

孝 means filial; obedient to one's parents; mourning period; ritual of mourning. Pronounced xiào.

  • filial; obedient to one's parents
  • mourning period; ritual of mourning
  • mourning dress; mourning apparel

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

shì
xiào
shùn
de
ér
zi
 

He is a filial son.

Xiào
shùn
shì
zhōng
huá
mín
de
chuán
tǒng
měi
 

Filial piety is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

men
yào
jìn
xiào
shùn
 

We should do our best to be filial to our parents.

Bǎi
shàn
xiào
wéi
xiān
 

Filial piety is the foremost of all virtues.

duì
lǎo
rén
fēi
cháng
xiào
shùn
 

He is very filial to the elderly.