jié桀
桀
name
archaic
Meaning of 桀
桀 means name of the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty; legendary tyrant; outstanding; eminent; heroic (archaic variant of 杰/傑). Pronounced jié.
- name of the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty; legendary tyrant
- outstanding; eminent; heroic (archaic variant of 杰/傑)
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes10
Components
舛
木
Stroke Order
桀
Definitions & Examples
Jié桀
shì是
Xià夏
cháo朝
de的
zuìhòu最
yī后
wèi一
jūnzhǔ位
yǐ君
cánbào主
，
zhùchēng以
残
暴
著
称
。
Jie was the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, notorious for his cruelty.
Shāng商
Tāng汤
qǐbīng起
dǎbài兵
le打
Jié败
jiànlì了
le桀
，
Shāng建
cháo立
了
商
朝
。
Tang of Shang raised an army, defeated Jie, and established the Shang Dynasty.
Lìshǐ历
shàng史
cháng上
jiāng常
Jié将
yǔ桀
Zhòu与
bìngliè纣
wèi并
bàojūn列
de为
diǎnxíng暴
君
的
典
型
。
In history, Jie and Zhou are often cited together as the archetypes of tyrannical rulers.