Depicts a child (子) respecting an old man (老), conveying the meaning "filial piety".
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Historical Evolution
孝
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
孝
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
孝
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
孝
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
孝
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
孝
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
孝
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
孝
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
孝
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
孝
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
孝
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
孝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
孝 [xiào]
filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
Japanese
filial piety
Korean
효 [孝]
filial piety; filial duty; An act of respecting and taking good care of one's parents.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
孝 こう
Kō male given name
孝 こうしょう
Kōshou unclassified name
孝 こうじ
Kōji unclassified name
孝 こうそう
Kōsou unclassified name
孝 たか
Taka female given name
孝 たかし
Takashi surnamemale given name
孝 たかすみ
Takasumi unclassified name
孝 たかつぐ
Takatsugu unclassified name
孝 やすあき
Yasuaki given name
CHINESE WORDS (69)
孝顺 [xiàoshùn] #20,035
filial
孝顺 [xiàoshùn] #20,035
filial
孝敬 [xiàojìng] #26,906
to show filial respect
孝子 [xiàozǐ] #25,194
filial son
不孝 [bùxiào] #32,995
unfilial
孝心 [xiàoxīn] #64,499
filial piety (a Confucian obligation)
孝道 [xiàodao] #65,079
filial piety (Confucian virtue)
戴孝 [dàixiào] #45,547
to wear mourning garb
费孝通 [FèiXiàotōng] #34,877
Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist
费孝通 [FèiXiàotōng] #34,877
Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist
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JAPANESE WORDS (24)
⭐ 親孝行 [おやこうこう] #22,716
filial piety
⭐ 親不孝 [おやふこう] #29,652
lack of filial piety
⭐ 孝行 [こうこう] #30,828
filial piety
⭐ 不孝 [ふこう] #50,513
undutifulness to one's parents
孝子 [こうし] #76,374
filial child
不孝者 [ふこうもの] #82,490
unfilial son
忠孝 [ちゅうこう] #84,248
loyalty and filial piety
孝心 [こうしん] #85,069
filial devotion
孝養 [こうよう] #87,589
filial duties
孝経 [こうきょう] #113,428
the Book of Filial Piety
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