中華孝文化是一個由孝道、孝德、孝心、孝行四維組合起來的有機體系。孝道順人之性，即順天地之性，是人們必須遵行的道德原則和規範。孝德是孝道的內化及其形成的個體品質。孝心是對孝道的認識和感悟而形成的道德心理，孝行是一種遵行和踐履孝道的道德行為選擇和實踐。孝以道始，以心顯，以行貫，以德成。中華孝文化，猶如一顆參天大樹，孝道為根柢，孝德為主幹，孝心為枝葉，孝行為花果。尊孝道，貴孝德，崇孝心，尚孝行，是中華孝文化的基本旋律和一以貫之的基本精神。

The Chinese culture of Xiao (filial piety) is an organic system that composed of the Tao of Xiao, the virtue of Xiao, the will of Xiao, and the action of Xiao. The Tao of Xiao complies with human nature, as same as it complies with the nature of cosmos. It is the ethical principle and norms that people are obligated to follow. The Virtue of Xiao is the internalization of the Tao of Xiao and the personal quality that forms by the Tao of Xiao. The will of Xiao is the ethical mind that forms by the knowledge and the comprehension of the Tao of Xiao. The action of Xiao is an ethical action of the compliance with and the realization of Tao of Xiao. Xiao begins with the Tao, revels by the will, carries out with the action, and accomplished with the virtue. To respect the Tao of Xiao, to value the virtue of Xiao, to honor the will of Xiao, and to advocate the action of Xiao are the basic spirits of the Chinese culture of Xiao.