傲
ào
proud
arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy
person (亻) + sound ào (敖) = proud, arrogant bearing
The person radical (亻) anchors this as a human quality — that particular kind of pride that makes someone stand apart and look down. 敖 contributes the sound ào and carries no additional meaning here.
他考上了名校，有点傲。
tā kǎo shàng le míng xiào, yǒu diǎn ào.
He got into a famous school and is a bit arrogant.
她对谁都傲，从不低头认错。
tā duì shéi dōu ào, cóng bù dī tóu rèn cuò.
She is proud toward everyone and never bows her head to admit a mistake.
Words with 傲
违傲
wéi ào
to disobey
骄傲
jiāo ào
pride
高傲
gāo ào
arrogant
斗霜傲雪
dòu shuāng ào xuě
see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]
倨傲
jù ào
arrogant
傲人
ào rén
worthy of pride
傲娇
ào jiāo
(coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")
傲岸
ào àn
proud
傲慢
ào màn
arrogant
傲慢不逊
ào màn bù xùn
see 傲慢無禮|傲慢无礼[ao4 man4 wu2 li3]
傲慢少礼
ào màn shǎo lǐ
see 傲慢無禮|傲慢无礼[ao4 man4 wu2 li3]
傲慢无礼
ào màn wú lǐ
(idiom) arrogant; disrespectful