Adult children have a duty to support their elderly parents.
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usage
Used mainly in 赡养 (to support, provide for). It specifically means a younger person financially supporting elders or dependents - a legal duty in Chinese family law. Compare 抚养, which is raising children downward.
Left 贝 (cowrie shell, ancient money), the indexing radical. It marks 赡 as money-related - providing financial support - alongside 财 (wealth) and 贷 (to lend).
