| 孝 | xiào | filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel |
| 孝子 | xiào zǐ | filial son |
| 不孝 | bù xiào | unfilial |
| 孝敬 | xiào jìng | to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents |
| 孝经 | Xiào Jīng | Xiao Jing (Classic of Filial Piety) |
| 孝顺 | xiào shùn | filial piety; to be obedient to one's parents |
| 孝廉 | xiào lián | xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate |
| 孝感 | Xiào gǎn | Xiaogan prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 孝顺 | xiào shun | filial piety; to be obedient to one's parents |
不孝有三, 无后为大 | bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà | There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子 ) |
| 子孝父慈 | zǐ xiào fù cí | see 父慈子孝 |
| 孝南 | Xiào nán | Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city 孝感市, Hubei |
| 孝南区 | Xiào nán qū | Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city 孝感市, Hubei |
| 孝思不匮 | xiào sī bù kuì | to be forever filial (idiom) |
| 孝悌 | xiào tì | filial piety and fraternal duty |
| 孝悌忠信 | xiào tì zhōng xìn | Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity; piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends |
| 孝感地区 | Xiào gǎn dì qū | Xiaogan prefecture in Hubei |
| 孝感市 | Xiào gǎn shì | Xiaogan prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 孝成王 | Xiào chéng Wáng | King Xiaocheng of Zhao 赵国, reigned 266-245 BC |
| 孝昌 | Xiào chāng | Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei |
| 孝昌县 | Xiào chāng xiàn | Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei |
| 孝服 | xiào fú | mourning clothes |
| 孝义 | Xiào yì | Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 孝义市 | Xiào yì shì | Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 孝肃 | Xiào sù | Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty |
| 孝道 | xiào dao | filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter |
| 守孝 | shǒu xiào | to observe mourning for one's parents |
| 吊孝 | diào xiào | a condolence visit |
| 披麻带孝 | pī má dài xiào | to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻戴孝 |
| 披麻戴孝 | pī má dài xiào | to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻带孝 |
| 明孝陵 | Míng xiào líng | Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Hertage site |
| 曾孝谷 | Zēng xiào gǔ | Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style |
| 朱孝天 | Zhū Xiào tiān | Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer; actor |
| 满孝 | mǎn xiào | at the end of the mourning period; to fulfill one's filial duties of mourning |
| 父慈子孝 | fù cí zǐ xiào | benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children |
| 秦孝公 | Qín Xiào gōng | Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦国, ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period |
| 章孝严 | zhāng xiào yán | John Chang (Taiwan Foreign Minister) |
| 脱孝 | tuō xiào | to get through the mourning period |
| 谢孝 | xiè xiào | to visit friends to thank them after a funeral |
| 费孝通 | Fèi Xiào tōng | Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist |
| 重孝 | zhòng xiào | mourning dress |