孝 xiào filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel


Used as component 孝 in :教 jiào Made up of [耂 lǎo old radical 125, 子 zǐ child; sage; seed radical 39]; 教 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 耂 lǎo component: 老 lǎo (venerable) 暑 shǔ (heat) ; 者 zhě (in process of)
Also uses 子 zǐ component: 存 biān (to exist) 孚 fú (to trust) ; 孩 hái (child) ; 好 hǎo (good) ; 亨 hēng (prosperous) ; 季 jì (season) ; 孔 kǒng (great) ; 李 lǐ (plum) ; 孟 mèng (first month of a season) ; 孙 sūn (grandson) ; 学 xué (study) ; 字 zì (letter)

Sounds same

笑 xiào (smile) ; 校 xiào (school) ; 效 xiào (effect)

Different tone

小 xiǎo (small)

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Also

孝 xiào filial piety