菽水承欢 shūshuǐchénghuān to practice filial piety in poverty Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 菽 shū beans (bound form) legumes such as peas and beans; typically used in formal or literary contexts水 shuǐ noun water water; a liquid, juice, or lotion承欢 承歡 chénghuān to please one's parents (literary) to attend to and obey one's parents to keep them happy