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ào

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ào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ào | ao4
English translation
proud
arrogant
to despise
unyielding
to defy
proud, haughty, overbearing

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About ào

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

ào

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of ào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻敖

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

áo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and áo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using ào

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hēng , 已经 yǐjīng 那个 nà ge 傲慢 aò màn 无礼 wú lǐ de 家伙 jiāhuo 赶走 gǎn zǒu le .

Well, he had shown the insolent fellow the door.

dàn qíng 自信 zìxìn 傲慢 aò màn , 男人 nán rén de 权频 shēng 磨擦 mó cā .

Arrogant self - confidence but clear, with a man's right to frequent friction "

骄傲 jiāoào de 注视 zhùshì zhāo xié shǎng 闪亮 shǎn liàng de 扣环 kòu huán .

She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.

骄傲 jiāoào hàn 使 shǐ 进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán ,她再无法 wú fǎ 掩饰 yǎnshì le .

The straIt'she was in through pride and shrewishness could not be disguised longer.

红梅傲雪凌霜 kāi .

Braving snow and frost , the plum trees blossomed defiantly.

Words with ào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
骄傲 jiāoào pride驕傲
ào proud ào
傲慢 aò màn arrogant傲慢 aò màn
高傲 gāo aò arrogant高傲 gāo aò
自傲 zì aò arrogance自傲 zì aò
傲气 aò qì haughtiness傲氣
傲然 aò rán loftily傲然 aò rán
傲视 aò shì to turn up one's nose傲視
狂傲 kuáng aò domineering狂傲 kuáng aò
心高气傲 xīn gāo qì aò proud and arrogant心高氣傲
傲骨 aò gǔ lofty and unyielding character傲骨 aò gǔ
倨傲 jù aò arrogant倨傲 jù aò
居功自傲 jū gōng zì aò satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others居功自傲 jū gōng zì aò
恃才傲物 shì cái aò wù to be inordinately proud of one's ability恃才傲物 shì cái aò wù
傲睨 aò nì to look down upon傲睨 aò nì

ào Decomposition & Compounds

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ào Decomposition

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