傲 ào — proud; overbearing; insolent; arrogant
取得了好成绩，也不能骄傲自满。Qǔ dé le hǎo chéng jì, yě bù néng jiāo ào zì mǎn.Even with good grades, one should not be proud and complacent.
Common words: 骄傲 (jiāo ào)、傲慢 (ào màn)、高傲 (gāo ào)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "arrogant"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "arrogant", including 傲 (ào), 骄 (jiāo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "arrogant" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 傲 (ào), 骄 (jiāo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ào, jiāo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 傲 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 傲 àoproud; overbearing; insolent; arrogantUseful words: 骄傲, 傲慢
- 骄 jiāoproud; arrogantUseful words: 骄傲, 骄人
Common words for these 2 "arrogant" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 傲 (ào) — so "arrogant" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "arrogant".
骄 jiāo — proud; arrogant
取得了好成绩也不能骄傲。Qǔ dé le hǎo chéng jì yě bù néng jiāo ào.Even with good grades, one should not be arrogant.
Common words: 骄傲 (jiāo ào)、骄人 (jiāo rén)、骄气 (jiāo qi)
All 2 characters
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