孝 (haau3 | xiao4) : filial piety; mourning

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孝

haau3

xiao4

[1] filial piety; do one's filial duty; show filial respect
[2] mourning; bereaved; mourning dress

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 子 (#39)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

孝

This word has been viewed 6367 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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孝順 haau3 seon6 xiao4 shun4 = filial piety; respect for, and duty to one's elders

戴孝 daai3 haau3 = in mourning

孝堂 haau3 tong4 xiao4 tang2 = parlor in which the coffin is laid

孝敬 haau3 ging3 xiao4 jing4 = to respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)

孝義 haau3 ji6 xiao4 yi4 = Xiaoyi (city in Shanxi); [粵]: to show filial piety

謝孝 ze6 haau3 xie4 xiao4 = to visit friends to thank them after a funeral

孝子 haau3 zi2 xiao4 zi3 = a filial son

孝心 haau3 sam1 xiao4 xin1 = filial piety

盡孝道 zeon6 haau3 dou6 jin4 xiao4 dao4 = fufill one's filial duty

孝感 haau3 gam2 xiao4 gan3 = Xiaogan (city in Hubei)
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Decimal representation of this word: 孝
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