Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 小所, 晓所, 孝所, 小索, 晓索, 孝索(Chinese) 小所, 曉所, 孝所, 小索, 曉索, 孝索(Traditional Chinese)
Meaning & History
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 所 (suǒ) meaning "place" or 索 (suǒ) meaning "rope". Other character combinations are possible.