孝圣宪

Traditional form:

孝聖憲

Pinyin (reading):

Xiàoshèngxiàn

Definitions:

• Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正 ( Yōngzhèng) and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆 ( Qiánlóng)

Characters:

• 孝 - filial piety, obedience; mourning
• 圣 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 宪 - constitution, statute, law

Traditional characters:

• 孝 - filial piety, obedience; mourning
• 聖 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 憲 - constitution, statute, law