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Usage of the character 桀

jié
[桀]
  • (emperor of Xia dynasty)
  • cruel
Jié Wáng
桀王
[桀王]
  • King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
jié'àobùxùn
桀骜不驯
[桀驁不馴]
  • arrogant and obstinate (idiom)
  • unyielding
jiétān'àozhà
桀贪骜诈
[桀貪驁詐]
  • brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
jié'àobùshùn
桀骜不顺
[桀驁不順]
  • see 桀驁不馴/桀骜不驯 (jié'àobùxùn)
jié'àobùxùn
桀骜不逊
[桀驁不遜]
  • see 桀驁不馴/桀骜不驯 (jié'àobùxùn)