自豪
zìháo · HSK 5
pride
自 = self + 豪 = heroic/grand → self-grandness = pride
自 means self; 豪 means heroic, grand, or a person of outstanding ability. Together they mean to feel grand about oneself — pride. Compare 豪 in 豪杰 (hero) and 英豪 (outstanding person).
自 — pictograph of a nose
自 originally depicted a human nose, shown frontally with the bridge and nostrils. Ancient Chinese pointed to their own nose to mean 'me,' so 自 shifted to mean 'self' or 'oneself.' A new character 鼻 was later created to carry the original 'nose' meaning.