The Japanese Radical: 孝


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Meaning
filial duty    孝

Explanation

Used in these characters:
教
JLPT 4Joyo 2
 teach
oshieru, KYŌ
 孝 攵 耂 子
Left: filial duty 孝 (An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子.), right: strike 攵 (hand with a stick ノ)
The old man strikes the child with a stick in the hand when teaching.  
孝
JLPT 1Joyo 6
 filial duty/piety (respect of child for parents)
KŌ
 孝 耂 子
Top: old man 耂, below: child 子 (an old man 耂 strikes with a stick ノ a child 子)
Towards an old man, a child has: filial duties.  
酵
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 fermentation, yeast
KŌ
 酉 孝 耂 子
Left: wine jar 酉, tight: filial duty 孝 (An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子)
In the wine jar, with filial duty, yeast is set into fermentation.  

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