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The character 骜 primarily denotes a noble, spirited steed that resists taming, and by metaphorical extension it refers to an individual with a stubborn, unyielding temperament. In its construction, the phonetic element 敖 (meaning 'rambling' and carrying a hint of arrogance, while also indicating the pronunciation) is placed at the top, and the semantic radical 马 ('horse') anchors the bottom. The traditional form 驁 preserves the same upper component but uses the full horse radical 馬. Initially, 骜 functioned as a concrete noun for a physically powerful horse that was difficult to control, often in equestrian contexts. As the word evolved, its use broadened to describe human character, now commonly applied to people who are arrogant, proudly independent, and defiant of any external authority.
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