Chinese symbol for “filial”
孝顺
xiào shùn
Traditional: 孝順
filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for filial is 孝顺 (xiào shùn), defined as: filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孝顺.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孝子 | xiào zǐ | filial son |
| 不孝 | bù xiào | unfilial |
| 孝道 | xiào dao | filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter |
| 孝敬 | xiào jìng | to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) |
| 孝心 | xiào xīn | filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence; order |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.