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Animated Stroke Order 孝

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How to write 孝 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 孝

孝 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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孝

耂elder

孝=耂elder+子child

An elder (耂) supported by a child (子) — filial piety, showing respect for parents.

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5.

How to Use 孝

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 孝 works in context.

Filial piety and respect for parents

Both words express the concept of showing filial respect to parents.

孝顺 • xiào shun • filial piety • HSK 5

HSK 5

xiào孝

shun顺

filial piety

孝敬 • xiào jìng • Show filial piety / Respect • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiào孝

jìng敬

Show filial piety / Respect

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 孝 is used in context

tā他

fēi非

cháng常

xiào孝

shun顺

fù父

mǔ母

，

jīng经

cháng常

huí回

jiā家

kàn看

wàng望

tā他

men们

。

He is very filial to his parents and often goes home to visit them.

tā她

de的

xiào孝

xīn心

gǎn感

dòng动

le了

suǒ所

yǒu

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

jìn尽

lì力

jìn尽

xiào孝

，

Information

Pinyinxiào

Meaningfilial piety

Strokes7

Radical子

Traditional孝

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2167

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠˋ

UnicodeU+5B5D

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有

rén人

。

Her filial devotion moved everyone.

bào报

dá答

fù父

mǔ母

de的

yǎng养

yù育

zhī之

ēn恩

。

We should do our best to fulfill filial duties and repay our parents' upbringing.

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