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The character "骜", with its traditional form "驁", is structured from the horse radical "马" or "馬" and the component "敖", which offers phonetic cues and contributes semantic elements related to pride or roaming. Initially referring to a wild or untamed horse, the character's meaning broadened over time to describe arrogant or haughty human behavior, drawing a direct link from equine fierceness to personal temperament. The simplified form retains the "敖" component while modifying the horse radical from "馬" to "马".
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