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傲 ào proud

proud; haughty; arrogant

How to remember 傲: 亻 person + 敖 to ramble = proud. Having climbed the mountain first, one person starts to ramble across the summit alone, chin up, looking very proud.

  • 1,960. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 人

Component breakdown

傲 = 亻 person + 敖 to ramble

  • 亻 person
  • 敖 to ramble
The Gushi story

Having climbed the mountain first, one person starts to ramble across the summit alone, chin up, looking very proud.

How it is used

  • Bound; the haughty edge of pride. 骄傲 (jiāo'ào) proud, 傲慢 (àomàn) arrogant/haughty.
  • 傲慢 is clearly negative - a cold, looking-down-on-you manner: 态度傲慢 (tàidu àomàn) an arrogant attitude.
  • 高傲 (gāo'ào) is aloof and stand-offish.

Words with 傲

Example sentences

  • 我确实不喜欢傲慢的人。 Wǒ quèshí bù xǐhuan àomàn de rén.I really don't like arrogant people.
  • 得奖了，我感到很骄傲。 Déjiǎng le, wǒ gǎndào hěn jiāo'ào.I'm very proud of the prize I won.