Chinese symbol for “pride”
骄傲
jiāo ào
Traditional: 驕傲
pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pride is 骄傲 (jiāo ào), defined as: pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pride”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 骄傲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骄阳 (驕陽) | jiāo yáng | blazing sun |
| 骄横 (驕橫) | jiāo hèng | arrogant; overbearing |
| 骄纵 (驕縱) | jiāo zòng | arrogant and willful |
| 骄人 (驕人) | jiāo rén | worthy of pride; impressive |
| 戒骄戒躁 (戒驕戒躁) | jiè jiāo jiè zào | to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool |
| 傲慢 | ào màn | arrogant; haughty |
| 高傲 | gāo ào | arrogant; haughty |
| 傲娇 (傲嬌) | ào jiāo | (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pride”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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