傲 (ào)
proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy
- HSK 3.1 level 7
- 12 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 敖 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“傲,倨也。从人,敖聲。”
Components
- 亻 (meaning) — 亻 is a component form of 人.
- 敖 (sound)