Chinese idiom “百善孝為先” (bái shàn xiào wéi  xiān) Filial piety is the most important of all virtues . The character “孝” includes two parts: the upper  耂 means old; the bottom 子 means child. When parents are getting old, child is growing strong to hold them or carry them on the back. This is a kind of feedback from young generation. We say it is “孝” .

Exclamation word is the sound emitted by the mouth “口”. We say “嗎” or “呢” while asking. We surprise with  “啊”. We are thinking with”哦”. We feel upset with “哎” or “哎呀”. Girl’s sweet please”嘛” or “呢”. Say impatiently with “好啦,好啦”. Positive tone with “吧”. Let’s watch the video 吧!

Pick up two characters having the same part, then make an interesting dialog. It is called “Word conversations”.  It is helpful for us to memorize Chinese characters.