孝 孝 xiao4
filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel

strokes 7
radical
子
子
strokes after radical 4
百善孝为先 百善孝為先 bai3 shan4 xiao4 wei2 xian1
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

不孝 不孝 bu4 xiao4
unfilial

不孝有三，无后为大 不孝有三，無後為大 bu4 xiao4 you3 san1 - wu2 hou4 wei2 da4
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子)

带孝 帶孝 dai4 xiao4
variant of 戴孝

戴孝 戴孝 dai4 xiao4
to wear mourning garb; to be in mourning

吊孝 弔孝 diao4 xiao4
a condolence visit

二十四孝 二十四孝 er4 shi2 si4 xiao4
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty

费孝通 費孝通 fei4 xiao4 tong1
Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist

父慈子孝 父慈子孝 fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4
benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children

尽孝 盡孝 jin4 xiao4
to do one's filial duty

满孝 滿孝 man3 xiao4
at the end of the mourning period; to fulfill one's filial duties of mourning

明孝陵 明孝陵 ming2 xiao4 ling2
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Heritage site

披麻带孝 披麻帶孝 pi1 ma2 dai4 xiao4
to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻戴孝

披麻戴孝 披麻戴孝 pi1 ma2 dai4 xiao4
to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝

秦孝公 秦孝公 qin2 xiao4 gong1
Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国, ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period

守孝 守孝 shou3 xiao4
to observe mourning for one's parents

脱孝 脫孝 tuo1 xiao4
to get through the mourning period

孝昌 孝昌 xiao4 chang1
Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei

孝昌县 孝昌縣 xiao4 chang1 xian4
Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei

孝成王 孝成王 xiao4 cheng2 wang2
King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC

孝道 孝道 xiao4 dao5
filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter

孝服 孝服 xiao4 fu2
mourning clothes

孝感 孝感 xiao4 gan3
Xiaogan prefecture level city in Hubei

孝感地区 孝感地區 xiao4 gan3 di4 qu1
Xiaogan prefecture in Hubei

孝感市 孝感市 xiao4 gan3 shi4
Xiaogan prefecture level city in Hubei

孝经 孝經 xiao4 jing1
Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)

孝敬 孝敬 xiao4 jing4
to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents

孝廉 孝廉 xiao4 lian2
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate

孝南 孝南 xiao4 nan2
Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city 孝感市, Hubei

孝南区 孝南區 xiao4 nan2 qu1
Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city 孝感市, Hubei

孝圣宪 孝聖憲 xiao4 sheng4 xian4
Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正 and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆

孝顺 孝順 xiao4 shun4
filial piety; to be obedient to one's parents

孝思不匮 孝思不匱 xiao4 si1 bu4 kui4
to be forever filial (idiom)

孝肃 孝肅 xiao4 su4
Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

孝悌 孝悌 xiao4 ti4
filial piety and fraternal duty

孝悌忠信 孝悌忠信 xiao4 ti4 zhong1 xin4
Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity; piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends

孝心 孝心 xiao4 xin1
filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents

孝衣 孝衣 xiao4 yi1
mourning garment

孝义 孝義 xiao4 yi4
Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西

孝义市 孝義市 xiao4 yi4 shi4
Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西

孝子 孝子 xiao4 zi3
filial son

谢孝 謝孝 xie4 xiao4
to visit friends to thank them after a funeral

愚孝 愚孝 yu2 xiao4
unquestioning filial piety

曾孝谷 曾孝谷 zeng1 xiao4 gu3
Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style

章孝严 章孝嚴 zhang1 xiao4 yan2
John Chang (Taiwan Foreign Minister)

重孝 重孝 zhong4 xiao4
mourning dress

朱孝天 朱孝天 zhu1 xiao4 tian1
Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer; actor

子孝父慈 子孝父慈 zi3 xiao4 fu4 ci2
see 父慈子孝