孝肃

孝肅

Xiàosù

proper noun

Meanings

1 Xiaosu - posthumous title of Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official famed for incorruptibility

Characters

solemn / strict

Examples

HSK 7-9

包拯死后被追谥为孝肃。

Bāo Zhěng sǐhòu bèi zhuī shì wèi Xiàosù.

After his death, Bao Zheng was given the posthumous title Xiaosu.

HSK 7-9

合肥的包公祠又称孝肃祠。

Héféi de Bāogōng cí yòuchēng Xiàosù cí.

The Lord Bao Temple in Hefei is also called the Xiaosu Temple.

Tips

history

孝 (xiào) means 'filial' and 肃 (sù) means 'solemn / strict'. The Northern Song court awarded Bao Zheng (包拯, 999-1062) this 谥号 (shìhào, posthumous title) to honor both his devotion to his parents and his fearsome integrity as a judge - he famously prosecuted corrupt officials regardless of rank. Today he is better known by the nickname 包青天 (Bāo Qīngtiān, 'Bao the Clear-Sky').

In Pop Culture

包青天 Bāo Qīngtiān

Bao the Clear-Sky

Folk hero name for Bao Zheng (Xiaosu) - appears in countless operas, novels, and the long-running Taiwanese TV series 包青天 (1993).

Stroke Order

孝 xiào

肃 sù