Ideographic: A young man 子 carrying an older man 耂Radical:

meaning for xiào:

  • - filial piety or obedience
  • - mourning apparelto show filial respect
  • - to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)
  • - to support one's aged parentsfilial
  • - dutiful
  • - devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)
  • - to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
  • - filial pietyfilial sonunfilialfilial piety (a Confucian obligation)
  • - respect and obedience to one's parents