The Chinese Radical: 孝


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Meaning
filial piety    孝

Explanation It is described by an old man 耂 being above the child 子.

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
to educate, teach, religion
jiāo, jiào
Left: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子), right: strike 攵/攴 (a hand 又 with a further stick 卜)
On this earth children are striked with a stick when being educated.
HSK 5
filial piety or obedience, mourning apparel
xiào
Top: old man 耂, below: child 子
Towards an old man, a child has the: filial duties.
no HSK
roar, bark (of animals), to pant
xiāo
Left: mouth 口, right: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子)
The mouth with filial obedience: roars.
no HSK
yeast, leavening, fermentation
jiào
Left: wine jar 酉, right: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子.)
In a wine jar it is set with filial obedience the yeast for fermenting.

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