Chinese Word: 桀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

桀

Pinyin: jié

English Definition: (emperor of Xia dynasty); cruel

Chinese Definition:
①凶暴：桀鹜不驯。桀黠。
②古同“杰”，杰出的人。
③古同“揭”，举起。
④中国夏朝末代君主，相传是暴君：桀纣。桀犬吠尧。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:亦 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 舛 [ chuǎn ] mistaken; to be contrary; to deviate
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Similar Characters: 桇

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桀骜不驯	jié ào bù xùn	arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding
桀骜不逊	jié ào bù xùn	see 桀骜不驯
桀纣之恶	jié zhòu zhī è	The devil is not as black as painted. (idiom)
桀黠暴戾	jié xiá bào lì	cruel and crafty (idiom)
桀王	jié wáng	King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant

1		gǒu 狗 zài 在 jiā mén 家门 qián 前 tiáo 条 tiáo 条 dōu 都 jié 桀。 Every dog is valiant at his won door.
2		guài bù de 怪不得 dì 帝 shā 刹 jié 桀 nà yàng 那样 de 的 dān xīn 担心 zì jǐ 自己。 No surprise that emperor Cha Jie so of fret oneself.
3		dì 帝 shā 刹 jié 桀 zǒu 走 le 了 jìn qù 进去， fó táng 佛堂 de 的 zhǐ 只 diǎn zhe 点着 jǐ diǎn 几点 zhú huǒ 烛火。 hěn àn 很暗。 The emperor Cha Jie walked into, of Buddhist temple mandated what period candle light. It is very dingy.
4		qiāng 将 jié 桀 tuī fān 推翻 hòu 后 nǐ 你 yòu 又 xiǎng 想 wǒ 我 qù 去 jiē 接 jié 桀 de 的 wáng wèi 王位。 After overthrowing Jie, you want me to replace him.
5		dì 帝 shā 刹 jié 桀 shén me 什么 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 nǚ rén 女人 méi 没 jiàn guò 见过， huì 会 xǐ huān nǐ 喜欢你。 Emperor Cha Jie what the smart woman have never seen, will favor you.

1		gǒu 狗 zài 在 jiā mén 家门 qián 前 tiáo 条 tiáo 条 dōu 都 jié 桀。 Every dog is valiant at his won door.
2		guài bù de 怪不得 dì 帝 shā 刹 jié 桀 nà yàng 那样 de 的 dān xīn 担心 zì jǐ 自己。 No surprise that emperor Cha Jie so of fret oneself.
3		dì 帝 shā 刹 jié 桀 zǒu 走 le 了 jìn qù 进去， fó táng 佛堂 de 的 zhǐ 只 diǎn zhe 点着 jǐ diǎn 几点 zhú huǒ 烛火。 hěn àn 很暗。 The emperor Cha Jie walked into, of Buddhist temple mandated what period candle light. It is very dingy.
4		qiāng 将 jié 桀 tuī fān 推翻 hòu 后 nǐ 你 yòu 又 xiǎng 想 wǒ 我 qù 去 jiē 接 jié 桀 de 的 wáng wèi 王位。 After overthrowing Jie, you want me to replace him.
5		dì 帝 shā 刹 jié 桀 shén me 什么 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 nǚ rén 女人 méi 没 jiàn guò 见过， huì 会 xǐ huān nǐ 喜欢你。 Emperor Cha Jie what the smart woman have never seen, will favor you.