Pride goes before a fall.
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傲
ào
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
ào · ngou6 (Jyutping)
- proud
- arrogant
- to despise
- unyielding
- to defy
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Character breakdown
傲
- Meaning
- proud, haughty, overbearing
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- ⿰亻敖
- Cangjie
- OGSK
- Four-corner
- 2824.0
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Example sentences
I've always been proud of you.
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