孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
高High. High in position. Tall. High in grade, degree, value, etc. Having passed through time. Noble. To be noble. A word that expresses respect for others.
義Righteousness. The path that one should take as a human being. Meaning. Main idea. A kinship relationship formed by persons who are not related by blood. Instead of the real thing.
作Create. To produce. Something made. To cultivate. To begin. To make for the first time. To do. Human behavior. Movement. Work. To stand. Occur. Appearances.
乃In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.