桀 jié

1. jié proper noun Jie
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Emperor 帝王
   Notes: The last ruler of the Xia Dynasty (CC-CEDICT '桀'; Guoyu '桀' n 3; Kroll 2015 '桀' 6, p. 208; Mathews 1931 '桀', p. 104; Unihan '桀')
2. jié noun a hen roost
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '桀' n 1; Kroll 2015 '桀' 1, p. 208; Mathews 1931 '桀', p. 104; Unihan '桀')
3. jié adjective brutal; cruel; fierce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '桀'; Guoyu '桀' adj; Kroll 2015 '桀' 2, p. 208; Mathews 1931 '桀', p. 104)
4. jié noun a hero; an outstanding person
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '桀' n 2; Mathews 1931 '桀', p. 105)
5. jié verb to raise upwards
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '桀' v; Kroll 2015 '桀' 3, p. 208)
6. jié verb prominent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '桀' 4, p. 208)
7. jié proper noun Jie
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '桀' n 4)

Contained in

• 桀黠 cunning; devious
• 桀骜难驯(桀驁難馴) ruthless, arrogant, and unyielding
• 桀骜(桀驁) ruthless and arrogant
• 豪桀 heroic people
• 桀骜不逊(桀驁不遜) ruthless, arrogant, and rude
• 桀贪骜诈(桀貪驁詐) brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful
• 桀桀 lush; teaming
• 桀犬吠尧(桀犬吠堯) Jie's dog barked at Yao ; Jie of Xia
• 助桀为虐(助桀為虐) aiding Jie is evil
• 桀骜不驯(桀驁不馴) arrogant and obstinate ; unyielding
• 桀骜不恭(桀驁不恭) ruthless, arrogant, and disrespectful

Also contained in

桀纣 、 桀王

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 夏紀 Records of the Xia Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 31
• 卷九十七上 外戚傳 Volume 97a: The Empresses and Imperial Affines 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 19
• 卷六十八 霍光金日磾傳 Volume 68: Huo Guang and Jin Midi Book of Han 漢書 — count: 18
• 難勢第四十 Chapter 40: Difficulties with a Position of Power Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 15
• 《告子章句下》 Commentary on Gaozi II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 15
• 榮辱篇第四 Chapter 4: Honor and Disgrace Xunzi 荀子 — count: 12
• 卷七 昭帝紀 Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao Book of Han 漢書 — count: 12
• 輕重甲第八十 Chapter 80: Weight I Guanzi 管子 — count: 10
• 卷四十九 Scroll 49 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 9
• 告子下 Gaozi II Mencius 孟子 — count: 9

Collocations

• 王桀 (王桀) 暴王桀 — Mozi 墨子, 卷一 法儀 Book 1 - Methods and Standards — count: 14
• 伐桀 (伐桀) 伊尹相湯伐桀 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 12
• 放桀 (放桀) 成湯放桀于南巢 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 仲虺之誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Zhong-hui — count: 9
• 桀溺 (桀溺) 桀溺耦而耕 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 18. 《微子》 Wei Zi — count: 7
• 桀宋 (桀宋) 桀宋 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《宋微子世家》 House of Song Wei Zi — count: 5
• 桀杀 (桀殺) 昔桀殺關龍逢而紂殺王子比干 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 5
• 禹桀 (禹桀) 是禹桀之所同也 — Xunzi 荀子, 君道篇第十二 Chapter 12: The Way of the Sovereign — count: 5
• 夫桀 (夫桀) 夫桀無待湯之備 — Mozi 墨子, 卷一 七患 Book 1 - The Seven Worries — count: 4
• 上官桀 (上官桀) 上官桀 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《建元以來侯者年表》 Yearly Table of the Officials who became Marquises since the Jianyuan Period — count: 4
• 使桀 (使桀) 使桀度堯 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十　繆稱訓 Chapter 10: Solemn Precepts — count: 3