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  1. Filial Piety

  2. Filial Piety / Filial Conduct

  3. The Dao of Filial Piety

  4. Hyo-Jung

  5. Love Between Child and Parents

  6. Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child

  7. Five Codes of Tang Soo Do


Filial Piety

 xiào
 kou
 
Filial Piety Scroll

孝 represents filial piety.

Some will define this in more common English as “respect for your parents and ancestors.”

孝 is a subject deeply emphasized by the ancient philosophy and teachings of Confucius.

Some have included this in the list for the Bushido, although generally not considered part of the 7 core virtues of the warrior.

Note: 孝 is not the best of meanings when seen as a single character. Some will read the single-character form to mean “missing my dead ancestors.” However, when written as part of Confucian tenets, or in the two-character word that means filial piety, the meaning is better or read differently (context is important for this character).

We suggest one of our other two-character filial piety entries instead of this one.

Filial Piety / Filial Conduct

 xiào xìng
 koukou
Filial Piety / Filial Conduct Scroll

孝行 expresses the idea of filial piety or filial conduct.

While the first character means filial piety by itself, the second character adds “action.” Therefore this represents the actions you take to show your respect and obedience to your elders or ancestors.

Confucius is probably the first great advocate for filial piety.

The Dao of Filial Piety

 xiào dào
 kou dou
The Dao of Filial Piety Scroll

孝道 most clearly expresses the Confucian philosophy of filial piety.

Confucius taught that all should be respectful and obedient to their parents. Included in this idea is honoring your ancestors.

The second character is “dao/tao” or “the way” as in Taoism. You can say this title is “The Tao of Filial Piety” or “The Way of Filial Piety.”

 xiào jìng
Hyo-Jung Scroll

孝靜 or 효정 is the Korean given name Hyo-Jung or Hyojung.

If you want this name written in Hangul, click the Hangul characters next to the Korean flag above (instead of the big button).

Love Between Child and Parents

 fù cí zǐ xiào
Love Between Child and Parents Scroll

父慈子孝 is a Chinese proverb that means “benevolent father, filial son.”

Figuratively, this is the natural love between parents and children.

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child

 bàng tóu chū xiào zǐ zhù tóu chū wǔ nì
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child Scroll

棒頭出孝子箸頭出忤逆 literally translates as:
A stick (or switch) produces filial sons; chopsticks produce disobedient [ones].

Figuratively, this means:
Strict discipline produces dutiful children, whereas indulgence produces disobedient ones.

This proverb is very similar to this English proverb:
“Spare the rod and spoil the child.”

Five Codes of Tang Soo Do

 guó jiā zhōng chéng fù mǔ xiào dào péng yǒu yǒu xìn shā shēng yǒu zé lín zhàn wú tuì
Five Codes of Tang Soo Do Scroll

国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 are the five codes of Tang Soo Do.

I suggest you have this arranged in five columns when you get to the options page for your custom calligraphy wall scroll.

Here are my translations of each of the five codes:
國家忠誠 Be loyal to your country.
父母孝道 In regards to parents, behave in a filial way.
朋友有信 Be faithful in friendship.
殺生有擇 When fighting for life and death, make noble choices.
臨戰無退 No retreat in battle.

Note: “Tang Soo Do” is a romanization of 唐手道. It's 당수도 in Korean Hangul. It can also be romanized as “Tangsudo” or “Dangsudo.”


Not the results for 孝 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
xiào
    xiao4
hsiao
 kou; kyou(ok) / ko; kyo(ok)
    こう; きょう(ok)

More info & calligraphy:

Filial Piety
filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
(See 孝行・1) filial piety; (given name) Yasuaki
Filial, obedient.

孝行

see styles
 koukou / koko
    こうこう

More info & calligraphy:

Filial Piety / Filial Conduct
(n,vs,adj-na) (1) (See 親孝行) filial piety; (n,vs,adj-na) (2) showing devotion (to someone); (given name) Takayuki

孝道

see styles
xiào dao
    xiao4 dao5
hsiao tao
 koudou / kodo
    こうどう

More info & calligraphy:

The Dao of Filial Piety
filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
filial piety; (given name) Takamichi

父慈子孝

see styles
fù cí zǐ xiào
    fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4
fu tz`u tzu hsiao
    fu tzu tzu hsiao

More info & calligraphy:

Love Between Child and Parents
benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children

一孝

see styles
 hidenori
    ひでのり
(given name) Hidenori

万孝

see styles
 yoshitaka
    よしたか
(given name) Yoshitaka

三孝

see styles
 mitsutaka
    みつたか
(personal name) Mitsutaka

不孝

see styles
bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fukou(p); fukyou / fuko(p); fukyo
    ふこう(P); ふきょう
unfilial
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ふきょう only) (archaism) (See 八虐) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (ふきょう only) (archaism) disowning one's child
unfilial

久孝

see styles
 hisataka
    ひさたか
(given name) Hisataka

之孝

see styles
 yukitaka
    ゆきたか
(given name) Yukitaka

五孝

see styles
 gokou / goko
    ごこう
(surname) Gokou

亘孝

see styles
 nobutaka
    のぶたか
(personal name) Nobutaka

亮孝

see styles
 ryoukou / ryoko
    りょうこう
(given name) Ryōkou

仁孝

see styles
 yoshiyuki
    よしゆき
(given name) Yoshiyuki

仲孝

see styles
 nakataka
    なかたか
(personal name) Nakataka

伯孝

see styles
 noritaka
    のりたか
(personal name) Noritaka

伸孝

see styles
 nobutaka
    のぶたか
(given name) Nobutaka

住孝

see styles
 sumitaka
    すみたか
(given name) Sumitaka

佐孝

see styles
 suketaka
    すけたか
(given name) Suketaka

佳孝

see styles
 yoshitaka
    よしたか
(given name) Yoshitaka

俊孝

see styles
 toshitaka
    としたか
(given name) Toshitaka

保孝

see styles
 yasutaka
    やすたか
(given name) Yasutaka

信孝

see styles
 nobuyoshi
    のぶよし
(male given name) Nobuyoshi

修孝

see styles
 yoshitaka
    よしたか
(personal name) Yoshitaka

健孝

see styles
 kenkou / kenko
    けんこう
(given name) Kenkou

儀孝

see styles
 yoshitaka
    よしたか
(given name) Yoshitaka

優孝

see styles
 yutaka
    ゆたか
(personal name) Yutaka

允孝

see styles
 mitsutaka
    みつたか
(given name) Mitsutaka

元孝

see styles
 mototaka
    もとたか
(given name) Mototaka

充孝

see styles
 mitsunori
    みつのり
(personal name) Mitsunori

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Filial Pietykou / koxiào / xiao4 / xiaohsiao
Filial Piety
Filial Conduct
孝行koukou / kokoxiào xìng
xiao4 xing4
xiao xing
xiaoxing
hsiao hsing
hsiaohsing
The Dao of Filial Piety孝道kou dou / koudou / ko doxiào dào / xiao4 dao4 / xiao dao / xiaodaohsiao tao / hsiaotao
Hyo-Jung孝靜xiào jìng
xiao4 jing4
xiao jing
xiaojing
hsiao ching
hsiaoching
Love Between Child and Parents父慈子孝fù cí zǐ xiào
fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4
fu ci zi xiao
fucizixiao
fu tz`u tzu hsiao
futzutzuhsiao
fu tzu tzu hsiao
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child棒頭出孝子箸頭出忤逆bàng tóu chū xiào zǐ zhù tóu chū wǔ nì
bang4 tou2 chu1 xiao4 zi3 zhu4 tou2 chu1 wu3 ni4
bang tou chu xiao zi zhu tou chu wu ni
pang t`ou ch`u hsiao tzu chu t`ou ch`u wu ni
pang tou chu hsiao tzu chu tou chu wu ni
Five Codes of Tang Soo Do國家忠誠父母孝道朋友有信殺生有擇臨戰無退
国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退
guó jiā zhōng chéng fù mǔ xiào dào péng yǒu yǒu xìn shā shēng yǒu zé lín zhàn wú tuì
guo2 jia1 zhong1 cheng2 fu4 mu3 xiao4 dao4 peng2 you3 you3 xin4 sha1 sheng1 you3 ze2 lin2 zhan4 wu2 tui4
guo jia zhong cheng fu mu xiao dao peng you you xin sha sheng you ze lin zhan wu tui
kuo chia chung ch`eng fu mu hsiao tao p`eng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu t`ui
kuo chia chung cheng fu mu hsiao tao peng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu tui
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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