孝悌忠信 xiào tì zhōng xìn

filial, brotherly, loyal and trustworthy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
  2. 2. Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity

Characters

Character Meaning
孝 xiào HSK 5
filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
悌 tì
to do one's duty as a younger brother
忠 zhōng HSK 6
loyal; devoted; honest
信 xìn HSK 3
to trust; to believe; trust