孝
Ideographic: A young man 子 carrying an older man 耂Radical: 子
meaning for 孝 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