桀 Stroke Order — How to Write 桀

Stroke Order

桀 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

桀 Radical and Character Components

Components:舛木

tree.

Radical: 木 + 6 more strokes

桀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

jié

Meanings of 桀 in Chinese

jié桀

Fierce, cruel; often used to describe someone unruly, defiant, or cunning and wicked, as in '桀骜不驯' (unruly and defiant) or '桀黠' (cunning and wicked).

那个年轻人虽然才华横溢，但性情桀骜不驯，很难与人合作。

Although that young man is highly talented, his unruly nature makes him difficult to work with.

An outstanding or eminent person (same as 杰 'jié').

他是一位英桀的科学家。

He is an outstanding scientist.

To lift or raise, similar to '揭' (jiē). Often used to describe standing tall or prominently.

他桀然立于峰顶，俯瞰群山。

He stood tall on the mountain peak, overlooking the mountains.

The last monarch of the Xia Dynasty, known as a tyrant. Often used in idioms to describe arrogance or unruliness.

我们不应以个人喜好为标准，而是要以德服人，避免成为桀骜不驯之人。

We should not use personal preferences as a standard, but rather win people over with virtue, avoiding becoming an unruly person.

Common Words and Phrases with 桀

jié桀ào骜

Arrogant and unyielding; untamed and rebellious.

这匹野马性情桀骜，驯服它需要极大的耐心。

This wild horse has an untamed and defiant nature; taming it requires immense patience.

jié桀quǎn犬fèi吠yáo尧

Literally 'Jie's dog barked at Yao', it describes a henchman's unwavering and often unscrupulous loyalty and zeal in serving their master.

在激烈的市场竞争中，各家企业为了自身的利益，难免会出现桀犬吠尧的局面，互相攻击也在所难免。

In fierce market competition, it's inevitable that companies, for their own interests, will find themselves in a 'Jie's dog barks at Yao' situation, with mutual attacks being unavoidable.

jié桀zhòu纣

Jie and Zhou, two notorious tyrannical rulers from ancient China, often used to refer to tyrants in general.