骄

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proud; arrogant

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A proud 乔 horse 马; 乔 also provides the pronunciation

Components 马乔

arrogant · Heisig RSH #2897

马 horse + angel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后	xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu	modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
骄阳似火	jiāo yáng sì huǒ	the sun shines fiercely
骄者必败	jiāo zhě bì bài	pride goes before a fall (idiom)
骄兵必败	jiāo bīng bì bài	lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom); fig. pride goes before a fall
胜不骄，败不馁	shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi	no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
骄人	jiāo rén	worthy of pride; impressive; enviable; to show contempt for others
骄气	jiāo qi	arrogance
骄阳	jiāo yáng	blazing sun
骄横	jiāo hèng	arrogant; overbearing
戒骄戒躁	jiè jiāo jiè zào	to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
骄纵	jiāo zòng	arrogant and willful
骄奢淫逸	jiāo shē yín yì	extravagant and dissipated; decadent
骄傲	jiāo ào	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
骄奢淫佚	jiāo shē yín yì	variant of 驕奢淫逸\|骄奢淫逸[jiao1 she1 yin2 yi4]
骄矜	jiāo jīn	haughty; proud