桀 [－]

Jyutping git6
Pinyin jié

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    fierce; brutal; cruel
  2. character
    chicken roost
  3. character
    to lift; to raise; to shoulder; to bear
  4. character
    Jie of Xia, an ancient emperor
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. chicken roost
  2. ancient emperor
  3. Cangjie Input
    NQD

桀 [－]

Jyutping
Pinyin jié

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (emperor of Xia dynasty)
  2. cruel
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    何桀纣之猖披兮，夫唯捷径以窘步。惟夫党人之偷乐兮，路幽昧以险隘。 [MSC, simp.]Hé Jié Zhòu zhī chāngpī xī, fú wéi jiéjìng yǐ jiǒngbù. Wéi fú dǎngrén zhī tōulè xī, lù yōumèi yǐ xiǎn'ài. [Pinyin]
    何桀纣之猖披兮，夫唯捷径以窘步。惟夫党人之偷乐兮，路幽昧以险隘。 [MSC, simp.]Hé Jié Zhòu zhī chāngpī xī, fú wéi jiéjìng yǐ jiǒngbù. Wéi fú dǎngrén zhī tōulè xī, lù yōumèi yǐ xiǎn'ài. [Pinyin]
    Ｗｈａｔ ｌｏｏｓｅ － ｂｅｌｔｅｄ ｄｒｉｆｔｉｎｇ ｏｆ jie ａｎｄ zhou ！
    • It was precisely the shortcuts that led them to impasse.
      Consider the fleeting joys of those in the cabal,
      Their road dark and dangerously narrow.