傲

proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 (semantic, “person”) + 敖 (phonetic, áo)

components: 亻敖

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 敖

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 敖 (áo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
敖 sound component	áo	to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname
熬	áo	to boil, to simmer; to endure pain
鳌	áo	huge sea turtle
螯	áo	claws, pincers
獒	áo	smastiff, large fierce dog
嗷	áo	clamor; the sound of wailing
鏊	ào	a flat iron cooking-plate for cakes
廒	áo	granary
聱	áo	bent, twisted; overcomplicated

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
心高气傲	xīn gāo qì ào	proud and arrogant
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后	xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu	modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
引以为傲	yǐn yǐ wéi ào	to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
居功自傲	jū gōng zì ào	satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's lau…
傲视群伦	ào shì qún lún	outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit; accomplishment out of the ordinar…
傲慢无礼	ào màn wú lǐ	(idiom) arrogant; disrespectful
傲人	ào rén	worthy of pride; impressive; enviable
自傲	zì ào	arrogance; proud of sth
傲气	ào qì	air of arrogance; haughtiness
高傲	gāo ào	arrogant; haughty; proud
傲然	ào rán	loftily; proudly; unyieldingly
傲慢与偏见	Ào màn yǔ Piān jiàn	Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀\|珍·奥斯汀[Zhen1 · Ao4 si1 ting1]
傲慢少礼	ào màn shǎo lǐ	see 傲慢無禮\|傲慢无礼[ao4 man4 wu2 li3]
傲骨	ào gǔ	lofty and unyielding character
傲立	ào lì	to stand proudly
傲视	ào shì	to turn up one's nose; to show disdain for; to regard superciliously
傲霜斗雪	ào shuāng dòu xuě	see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]
斗霜傲雪	dòu shuāng ào xuě	see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]
傲慢不逊	ào màn bù xùn	see 傲慢無禮\|傲慢无礼[ao4 man4 wu2 li3]
冷傲	lěng ào	icily arrogant