TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
驕
驕 ＝ 馬 ＋ 喬
ㄐㄧㄠ · jiāo
adj — arrogant, proud
字源 FORM — what the parts do
喬聲qiáo — gives the soundtall, towering
Tqiáo → jiāo — tone shifts
A horse (馬) and 喬, tall — 馬高六尺爲驕, a horse standing six chi high, a towering mount. 喬 qiáo carries the sound, settled to jiāo. From the high, proud horse came the proud rider: 驕傲, 驕縱 — looking down from on high.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一匹六尺高的大馬（馬），昂著頭（喬）誰也不放眼裡——驕。
A horse (馬) six chi tall, head held high (喬), looking down on all — arrogant.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)驕— a tall, proud horse
→驕傲— arrogant, proud常用
⇒驕縱— spoiled and willful; indulgent
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
喬qiáothe sound half — bare 喬 is tall; 驕 mounts it on a horse ()嬌jiāothe partner — 嬌 is a pampered woman (女), 驕 a towering horse ()