ào

奡

Character · AdjectiveTraditional驁

vigorous and powerful; proud and arrogant

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

vigorous and powerful; sturdy and spirited

literary

Used in classical Chinese to describe a person or animal's robust and energetic nature.

Qí其
mǎ马
ào骜
ér而
bù不
kě可
yù驭
 。

His horse is powerful and unmanageable.

Cǐ此
rén人
qì气
zhì质
ào骜
rán然
 ，
bù不
lèi类
fán凡
rén人
 。

This person has a vigorous and heroic bearing, unlike ordinary people.

2.

adjective

proud and arrogant; haughty

literary

Used as a variant character for 傲 (ào) in classical texts.

Wéi为
rén人
ào骜
màn慢
 ，
wú无
lǐ礼
yú于
bīn宾
kè客
 。

He is arrogant and impolite to guests.

Jiāo骄
ào骜
bù不
xùn驯
 ，
zhōng终
zhì致
shī失
bài败
 。

His proud and unruly nature eventually led to his failure.