TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
傲
傲 ＝ 亻 ＋ 敖
ㄠˋ · ào
adj — proud, arrogant, haughty
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
敖聲gives the soundáo — a figure setting out, roaming free; drifted to ào
Táo → ào — tone shifted off the donor
A person (亻) and 敖, a figure roaming off on its own — 敖 carries the sound áo, tipped to ào. The picture of going one's own way, above others, lands on the meaning: proud, haughty. From there: 傲慢 arrogant, 傲氣 pride, 傲視 to look down on.
意 · Meanings
(本義)傲、高傲— proud, haughty常用
→傲慢— arrogant, overbearing常用
→傲視— to look down on, to despise
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
敖áothe sound it carries — 敖 alone is to roam, to wander; 傲 adds for proud驕jiāothe partner in 驕傲 — 驕 rides a tall horse 馬; 傲 stands a person above others