傲
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ào · proud, haughty, overbearing

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #7205
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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 傲

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àoWords pronounced ào
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Example sentences

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Wǒ de jiā tíng wèi wǒ hěn jiāo ào.我的家庭为我很骄傲。

My family is very proud of me.

Source: Tatoeba #3326727 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shòu bùliǎo tā de ào màn.我受不了他的傲慢。

I can't be doing with his arrogance.

Source: Tatoeba #832962 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jué bù gāo ào.他绝不高傲。

He is free from pride.

Source: Tatoeba #2029454 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì jiè zhǐnéng róng rěn yǒu chéng jiù de rén de zì ào.世界只能容忍有成就的人的自傲。

The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else.

Source: Tatoeba #3068645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hēi, wǒ kě néng méi qián, dàn wǒ yì zhí yǒu wǒ de jiāo ào.嗨,我可能没钱,但我一直有我的骄傲。

Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.

Source: Tatoeba #501454 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yí dìng wèi nǐ gǎn dào jiāo ào.她一定为你感到骄傲。

She must be proud of you.

Source: Tatoeba #12569628 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 傲 in context

  1. Say ào, then recall the core meaning: proud, haughty, overbearing.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 骄傲 (jiāo ào), meaning “pride”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 傲 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.