Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 孝

孝

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Meaning

 filial piety or obedience, mourning apparel

Pronunciation

 xiào

Explanation

 Top: old man 耂, below: child 子

Mnemonic

Towards an old man, a child has the: filial duties.

Radicals

孝 filial piety( or obedience)
耂 old man
子 child(A child with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一.)
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Vocabulary

孝子 xiào zǐ filial son
孝经 Xiào Jīng Xiao Jing (Classic of Filial Piety)
孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents

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