U+9A55 "驕" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+9A55 "驕" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character traditionally pronounced jiāo, which primarily conveys the meanings of pride, arrogance, or conceit. It is composed of the radical 馬 (horse) on the left, suggesting a connection to the spirited or untamed nature of a horse, and the phonetic component 喬 on the right. In classical and modern Chinese literature, this character often describes an excessive sense of self-importance or haughty behavior, and it appears in compound words like 驕傲 (arrogance) and 驕陽 (scorching sun, literally "proud sun"). Its semantic range extends to notions of being pampered or indulgent, as seen in phrases such as 驕縱 (willful and unrestrained), reflecting a longstanding cultural caution against pride in Confucian moral philosophy.