• 2112th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiào (xiao4)filial piety or obedience • mourning apparel

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

孝敬 
孝顺 (孝順)

Uncommon

不孝 
孝子 
孝感 
孝道 
尽孝 (盡孝)

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  • 4910th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ti4)to do one's duty as a younger brother

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ti4)The component is pronounced as '' (di4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ti4)The component is pronounced as '' (ti4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Uncommon

孝悌 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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