豪绅 háoshēn local despot Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 豪 háo despotic (bound form) bullying; tyrannical; acting with brute force or power绅 紳 shēn noun gentleman (bound form) a member of the gentry or a person of high social standing; also used to refer to local gentry in compounds like 乡绅 xiāngshēn