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: 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, 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. [Pinyin]

     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. [Pinyin]

     ...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. [Pinyin]

     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 (áo, “to endure; to get through”).

(common “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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