驕 (jiāo)

haughty, spirited; a wild stallion

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“驕,馬高六尺為驕。从馬,喬聲。《詩》曰:‘我馬唯驕。’一曰野馬。”

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