骄

驕
jiāo
#2,243 most
frequent character
proud, arrogant

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

骄 jiāo pairs 马, a horse, with 乔 qiáo, 'tall,' which also echoes the rhyme. A six-chi-tall horse gives the first sense, and from that height came 'proud' or 'arrogant.'

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Homophones

HSK 3
教jiāo
to teach
HSK 5
浇jiāo
to pour liquid, to irrigate (using waterwheel)
焦jiāo
anxious

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