Vita:孝

Parts

• 孝 1253 filial piety
  • 老 1251 old man
    • 土 150 soil (dirt, earth, ground, land)
    • ⼁ * cane (walking stick)
    • 匕 444 spoon (sitting on the ground)
  • 子 95 child

Usage in other kanji

• 孝 1253 filial piety
  • 教 1254 teach
  • 酵 1430 fermentation

KANJIDIC Entry

• 孝 3927 U5b5d B24 C39 G6 S7 F1030 N773 V1289 H3205 DK2044 L1253 K1249 O541 DO865 MN6952 MP3.0826 E860 IN542 DS781 DH870 DT850 DJ738 DG459 P3-4-3 I2k4.3 Q4440.7 DR1447 ZPP2-4-3 ZPP4-7-4 ZSP3-4-2 ZBP2-4-2 ZBP4-6-4 Yxiao4 Whyo コウ キョウ T1 たか たかし のり よし {filial piety} {child's respect}

EDICT Entries

• 孝 [こう] / (n) filial piety / (P) /
• 孝行 [こうこう] / (adj-na,n) filial piety / (P) /
• 親孝行 [おやこうこう] / (adj-na,n) filial piety / (P) /
• 親不孝 [おやふこう] / (adj-na,n) lack of filial piety / (P) /
• 不孝 [ふこう] / (adj-na,n) undutifulness to one's parents / lack of filial piety / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 2116 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 孝 => ⺹, 子

Radical

• 孝 => ⺹ (old) , 子 (child)

Graphical

• 孝 => ⺹,㇇,亅,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiao4 - filial piety or obedience/mourning apparel

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 孝
• 孝敬
• 孝顺 (孝順)

Medium Frequency

• 不孝
• 孝子
• 孝感
• 孝道
• 尽孝 (盡孝)

Appears In

• 孝 also appears in:
• 教哮酵硣