Read Edit View history 孝 xiào HSK7 filial piety Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a child (子) respecting an old man (老), conveying the meaning "filial piety". Pinyin Separate values with commas xiào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孝 Simp strokes 孝 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孝 Simp strokes 孝 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 孝 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 350, 686 ], [ 406, 680 ], [ 537, 703 ], [ 570, 716 ], [ 606, 719 ], [ 631, 714 ] ], [ [ 471, 850 ], [ 511, 811 ], [ 499, 594 ], [ 483, 570 ] ], [ [ 122, 505 ], [ 180, 497 ], [ 399, 538 ], [ 806, 589 ], [ 863, 588 ], [ 917, 573 ] ], [ [ 692, 812 ], [ 709, 783 ], [ 716, 750 ], [ 711, 739 ], [ 638, 635 ], [ 535, 513 ], [ 403, 386 ], [ 299, 302 ], [ 173, 215 ], [ 64, 158 ] ], [ [ 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416 239 277 222 Q 255 221 271 203 Q 284 190 303 183 Q 324 179 340 182 Q 464 215 543 215 L 596 220 Z" ] } 7 strokes 孝 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 350, 686 ], [ 406, 680 ], [ 537, 703 ], [ 570, 716 ], [ 606, 719 ], [ 631, 714 ] ], [ [ 471, 850 ], [ 511, 811 ], [ 499, 594 ], [ 483, 570 ] ], [ [ 122, 505 ], [ 180, 497 ], [ 399, 538 ], [ 806, 589 ], [ 863, 588 ], [ 917, 573 ] ], [ [ 692, 812 ], [ 709, 783 ], [ 716, 750 ], [ 711, 739 ], [ 638, 635 ], [ 535, 513 ], [ 403, 386 ], [ 299, 302 ], [ 173, 215 ], [ 64, 158 ] ], [ [ 358, 410 ], [ 375, 402 ], [ 418, 400 ], [ 592, 457 ], [ 625, 456 ], [ 653, 430 ], [ 580, 346 ], [ 566, 332 ], [ 557, 332 ] ], [ [ 496, 335 ], [ 538, 309 ], [ 557, 277 ], [ 574, 184 ], [ 572, 77 ], [ 554, 18 ], [ 522, -13 ], [ 437, 30 ] ], [ [ 274, 213 ], [ 313, 203 ], [ 488, 230 ], [ 756, 256 ], [ 803, 252 ], [ 848, 238 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 528 679 Q 633 704 635 705 Q 644 712 639 720 Q 632 732 604 739 Q 564 749 532 729 L 480 715 Q 470 714 462 711 Q 414 701 357 696 Q 323 690 347 674 Q 381 653 453 666 Q 465 669 480 670 L 528 679 Z", "M 517 568 Q 521 626 528 679 L 532 729 Q 535 768 550 818 Q 554 828 535 842 Q 504 860 482 864 Q 467 868 460 860 Q 453 853 460 839 Q 476 815 477 798 Q 478 758 480 715 L 480 670 Q 479 619 477 562 C 476 532 515 538 517 568 Z", "M 592 545 Q 697 555 835 557 Q 917 557 924 567 Q 928 579 912 593 Q 858 632 818 624 Q 742 608 628 586 L 561 575 Q 539 572 517 568 L 477 562 Q 314 540 125 515 Q 103 512 119 495 Q 152 465 191 475 Q 353 521 530 539 L 592 545 Z", "M 491 441 Q 546 496 592 545 L 628 586 Q 694 676 750 727 Q 760 737 755 756 Q 743 790 727 806 Q 714 822 696 825 Q 678 829 680 805 Q 680 763 676 750 Q 636 663 561 575 L 530 539 Q 481 485 411 422 L 366 384 Q 233 272 67 170 Q 58 166 57 158 Q 56 152 62 151 Q 86 151 191 208 Q 302 269 423 377 L 491 441 Z", "M 564 316 Q 655 394 699 406 Q 718 413 712 428 Q 709 444 645 479 Q 627 489 605 480 Q 557 462 491 441 L 411 422 Q 390 422 362 422 Q 340 422 348 403 Q 354 393 366 384 C 388 364 395 365 423 377 Q 426 380 585 437 Q 594 441 605 435 Q 617 429 612 416 Q 582 376 548 329 C 530 305 541 297 564 316 Z", "M 588 260 Q 581 299 564 316 L 548 329 Q 538 338 521 343 Q 502 350 492 344 Q 479 337 492 325 Q 526 300 535 256 Q 535 255 536 252 L 543 215 Q 558 106 530 42 Q 517 20 486 26 Q 461 32 436 38 Q 426 41 429 30 Q 433 23 448 11 Q 482 -22 493 -46 Q 502 -64 518 -61 Q 531 -60 557 -36 Q 620 25 596 220 L 588 260 Z", "M 596 220 Q 638 224 834 224 Q 853 224 859 232 Q 865 244 848 258 Q 794 298 730 284 Q 670 274 588 260 L 536 252 Q 416 239 277 222 Q 255 221 271 203 Q 284 190 303 183 Q 324 179 340 182 Q 464 215 543 215 L 596 220 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list 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