傲 ào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 敖 to ramble, to play about
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
傲
ào
proud; arrogant
Character
Example phrases
- 他虽出身名门，却并不傲，反而愿意认真听取基层员工的意见。 Tā suī chūshēn míngmén, què bìng bú ào, fǎn'ér yuànyì rènzhēn tīngqǔ jīcéng yuángōng de yìjiàn. Although he comes from a distinguished family, he is not arrogant; instead, he is willing to listen carefully to the opinions of frontline staff.
- 他取得了第一名，却一点也不骄傲。 Tā qǔdé le dì yī míng, què yìdiǎn yě bù jiāo'ào. He won first place, yet he is not the least bit proud.
- 这个年轻人身上有一股傲气，不太愿意听别人的建议。 Zhège niánqīng rén shēnshang yǒu yì gǔ àoqì, bú tài yuànyì tīng biérén de jiànyì. This young man has an air of pride and is not very willing to listen to other people's advice.
Related words
- 傲慢 àomàn arrogant; haughty
- 高傲 gāo'ào proud; arrogant
- 怠慢 dàimàn to slight; to neglect; to treat coldly
- 敷衍 fūyǎn to be perfunctory; to fob off
- 霸道 bàdào overbearing; tyrannical
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 巴结 bājie to curry favour with; to fawn on
- 草率 cǎoshuài careless; hasty
- 吹捧 chuīpěng to flatter; to praise excessively; to hype up
- 粗暴 cūbào rough; violent; crude and forceful
- 标榜 biāobǎng to flaunt; to advertise oneself as
- 粗鲁 cūlǔ rude; impolite; rough-mannered