孝(xiào): filial piety or obedience
HSK 7-97 strokes
filial piety or obedience
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Character information
- Pinyin
- xiào
- Meaning
- filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 孝 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 孝 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 孝
Common words using 孝 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
xiào孝lián廉
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
Open 孝廉 page →Related characters
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