孝顺
Old HSK 5
孝顺 (xiàoshun) · filial
孝顺 (xiàoshun) means “filial; devoted to one's parents”. It is written with 2 characters: 孝 (filial piety) + 顺 (to submit to). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 孝顺 is built
The characters
孝 xiào · filial piety
What 孝 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
顺 shùn · to submit to
What 顺 is made of
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 川 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她是一个孝顺的女儿。Tā shì yī gè xiàoshun de nǚ'ér.She is a devoted daughter.
孝顺父母是中国的传统。Xiàoshun fùmǔ shì Zhōngguó de chuántǒng.Being devoted to one's parents is a Chinese tradition.
Questions about 孝顺
What does 孝顺 mean?
孝顺 (xiàoshun) means “filial; devoted to one's parents”.
How do you pronounce 孝顺?
孝顺 is pronounced xiàoshun.
Which HSK level is 孝顺?
孝顺 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 顺利shùnlìsmooth
- 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
- 顺序shùnxùorder
- 顺便shùnbiànon the way
- 一帆风顺yīfānfēngshùnplain sailing
Learn 孝顺 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.