傲

傲 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人土尸大 (OGSK) or 人手尸大 (OQSK), four-corner 2824₀, composition ⿰亻敖)

1. proud, haughty, overbearing

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 114, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1015
• Dae Jaweon: page 242, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 199, character 6
• Unihan data for U+50B2

Historical forms of the character 傲
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts
Small seal script s05711 Transcribed ancient scripts L23576 L23575
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːws) : semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw).

傲

1. arrogant; proud; haughty; disdainful; supercilious

   驕傲／骄傲  ―  jiāo'ào  ―  arrogant; conceited; proud

   傲慢  ―  àomàn  ―  arrogant; haughty; supercilious

   • 人不可有傲氣，但不可無傲骨。 [MSC, trad.]
     人不可有傲气，但不可无傲骨。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: a saying of Xu Beihong

     Rén bùkě yǒu àoqì, dàn bùkě wú àogǔ.

     One should not be arrogant, but should not lack pride in oneself.

2. ^† to despise; to look down on

   • 數加嚴令而不致其刑，則民傲罪。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     数加严令而不致其刑，则民傲罪。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Lord Shang, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Shù jiā yán lìng ér bù zhì qí xíng, zé mín ào zuì.

     ...and if he issues one severe order after another, but does not apply the penalties, people will despise the death-penalty. (translation by J.J.L. Duyvendak)

3. ^† impetuous

   • 不問而告謂之傲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     不问而告谓之傲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Bù wèn ér gào wèi zhī ào.

     Informing where no question has been posed is called "forwardness". (translation by John Knoblock)

4. ^† stubborn
5. ^† to bend (one's body)
6. a surname

傲

1. ^† Alternative form of 遨 (áo, “to ramble; to stroll”)
2. ^† Alternative form of 熬 (“to endure; to get through”)

(Jōyō kanji)

1. be proud

• Go-on: ごう (gō, Jōyō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ごう (gō, Jōyō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kun: あなどる (anadoru, 傲る)、おごり (ogori, 傲り)、おごる (ogoru, 傲る)

傲 (eum 오 (o))

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傲: Hán Nôm readings: ngạo, nghệu, ngáo, ngão

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