xiào filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel


Used as component in : jiào Made up of [ lǎo old radical 125, child; sage; seed radical 39]; jiāo
Made with 7 strokes.
Combines 'old' and 'child' suggesting the ancient Confucian duty of young to old, son to father

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Also uses lǎo component: lǎo (venerable) shǔ (heat) zhě (in process of)
Also uses component: biān (to exist) (to trust) hái (child) hǎo (good) hēng (prosperous) (season) kǒng (great) (plum) mèng (first month of a season) sūn (grandson) xué (study) (letter)

Sounds same

xiào (smile) xiào (school) xiào (effect)

Different tone

xiǎo (small)

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xiào filial piety