骄 (jiāo): proud, arrogant
骄 (jiāo) is a Chinese character meaning “proud.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (structural) and 乔 (structural). It ranks #2192 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 骄 a proud 乔 horse 马; 乔 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- proud
- arrogant
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA proud 乔 horse 马; 乔 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰马乔 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 骄
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骄阳 | jiāo yáng | blazing sun |
| 骄兵必败 | jiāo bīng bì bài | lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) |
| 骄人 | jiāo rén | worthy of pride |
| 骄气 | jiāo qi | arrogance |
| 骄矜 | jiāo jīn | haughty |
| 骄横 | jiāo hèng | arrogant |
| 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) |
| 骄者必败 | jiāo zhě bì bài | pride goes before a fall (idiom) |
| 骄阳似火 | jiāo yáng sì huǒ | the sun shines fiercely |
| 胜不骄，败不馁 | shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi | no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat |
| 骄纵 | jiāo zòng | arrogant and willful |
| 戒骄戒躁 | jiè jiāo jiè zào | to guard against pride and impatience (idiom) |
| 骄奢淫佚 | jiāo shē yín yì | variant of 驕奢淫逸|骄奢淫逸[jiao1 she1 yin2 yi4] |
| 骄奢淫逸 | jiāo shē yín yì | extravagant and dissipated |
骄 appears in 15 compound words: 80 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 骄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
Example Sentences
骄字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
jiāo zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "骄" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
【W/P过关】诸葛数:电讯骄阳磨利求突破
W P guò guān zhū 葛 shǔ : diàn xùn jiāo yáng mó lì qiú tū pò
[W/P Pass] Zhuge Shu: Telecom Sun Sharpens Its Edge in Search of a Breakthrough
玛丽太骄傲了，不是吗？
Mǎlì tài jiāo'ào le, bùshìma?
Mary is very arrogant, isn't she?
他很难掩饰对自己成功的骄傲。
Tā hěn nán yǎnshì duì zìjǐ chénggōng de jiāo'ào.
It was difficult for him to hide his pride in his success.
那位女生对自己的美貌感到很骄傲。
Nà wèi nǚshēng duì zìjǐ de měimào gǎndào hěn jiāo'ào.
That girl is arrogant because of her beauty.
骄傲使我无法向他借钱。
Jiāo'ào shǐ wǒ wúfǎ xiàng tā jièqián.
My pride prevented me from borrowing money from him.
骄傲是人类的弱点。
Jiāo'ào shì rénlèi de ruòdiǎn.
Human pride is human weakness.
她为她的父亲感到非常骄傲。
Tā wèi tā de fùqīn gǎndào fēicháng jiāo'ào.
She was very proud of her father.
他完全可以为他的儿子们感到骄傲。
Tā wánquán kěyǐ wèi tā de érzi men gǎndào jiāo'ào.
He may well be proud of his sons.
过度的谦逊就是骄傲。
Guòdù de qiānxùn jiùshì jiāo'ào.
Too much humility is pride.
Character Family
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