孝子

xiàozǐ
noun #25,194

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 filial son
  2. 2 dutiful son
  3. 3 a son who respects and cares for his parents

Examples

Tā shì chū le míng de xiàozǐ, měi zhōu dōu huíjiā kànwàng fùmǔ.
He is a famously filial son who goes home to visit his parents every week.
Gǔdài èrshísì xiào zhōng jìlù le xǔduō xiàozǐ de gùshi.
The ancient Twenty-four Filial Exemplars records many stories of filial sons.

Tips

culture
(filial piety) is one of the core Confucian virtues. The 二十四 (Twenty-four Filial Exemplars) is a classical Chinese text celebrating sons and daughters of exceptional filial devotion.

Stroke Order

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