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悌

tì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 brotherly respect (Confucian virtue)
  2. 2 to respect one's elder siblings

Examples

孝悌是儒家最基本的伦理。
Xiào tì shì Rújiā zuì jīběn de lúnlǐ.
Filial piety and brotherly respect are the most basic Confucian ethics.
《论语》说:"孝悌也者,其为仁之本与!"
«Lúnyǔ» shuō: "Xiào tì yě zhě, qí wèi rén zhī běn yú!"
The Analects say: "Filial piety and fraternal respect — these are the root of benevolence!"
古人讲究孝悌之道。
Gǔrén jiǎngjiū xiào tì zhī dào.
The ancients emphasized the way of filial and brotherly virtue.

Tips

culture
悌 is the sibling virtue of 孝 (filial piety): 孝 flows upward to parents, 悌 flows laterally and upward among siblings. Together 孝悌 form the foundation of Confucian family ethics, explicitly identified in Analects 1.2 as the root of 仁 (benevolence).
memory
Note the structure: 忄(heart) + 弟 (younger brother) = having the heart of a younger brother — respectful toward older siblings.

Stroke Order

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