傲

ào
#1,957 most
frequent character
proud
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

傲 ào has 亻 a person as the meaning part, with 敖 ào for sound. It first meant arrogant. From there it grew to mean defiant or refusing to yield.

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Example Sentences

他是一位傲慢的老板。
tāshì yīwèi àomàn de lǎobǎn 。
He is an arrogant boss.
这个学生太傲了，无法接受别人的建议。
zhègè xuéshēng tài ào le ， wúfǎ jiēshòu biérén de jiànyì 。
This student is too proud to accept others' suggestions.
傲慢的人常常孤独。
àomàn de rén chángcháng gūdú 。
Proud people are often lonely.

Words with similar meanings

自负zìfù
conceited
自负 implies an inflated sense of self-worth, similar to 傲 but has a stronger connotation of arrogance.
骄傲jiāoào
proud
骄傲 is a more commonly used term for being proud, often with a positive connotation, while 傲 can imply arrogance.

Homophones

澳ào
deep bay, cove, harbor
奥ào
obscure, mysterious

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