桀

jié
  1. (emperor of Xia dynasty)
  2. cruel

CEDICT

  1. Jie of Xia, an ancient emperor
  2. alternative form of 傑 /杰 (jié, “outstanding; hero”)
  3. chicken roost
  4. fierce; brutal; cruel
  5. to lift; to raise; to shoulder; to bear

Wiktionary

  1. 鸡栖息的小木桩。
  2. 才能俊异特出的人。
  3. 人名。夏朝最末的君王，非常凶狠残暴。参见「夏桀」条。
  4. 姓。如春秋时楚国有桀溺。
  5. 凶暴。
  6. 担荷、负举。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

桀王 Jié Wáng King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
桀贪骜诈 jiétānàozhà brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
桀纣 jiézhòu
桀骜 jié'ào
夏桀 Xiàjié

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太残忍了。

That's very cruel.

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