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The character "桀" is structured with the component "木" placed above "舛", a configuration that derives from its early representation of a wooden rack or frame used for punitive purposes. Etymologically, this form originally denoted an instrument of binding or torture, which led to its initial meanings associated with execution and infliction of pain. From this concrete reference, the character's meaning shifted to abstract qualities of cruelty and tyranny, exemplified by its historical application to the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, Jie, who became a symbol of despotism. Over centuries, while retaining this core sense of violence, the character also acquired extended uses in compounds such as "桀骜" to convey notions of stubbornness or recalcitrance.
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他性格十分桀骜。
那个年轻人显得桀骜不驯。
历史上，夏桀是一个暴君。
他总是一副桀骜的样子，很难接近。
这篇文章批判了桀纣的暴政。
他的眼神中透着一股桀骜之气。
艺术家往往带有桀骜不群的个性。
这种桀骜的精神或许是其创新的源泉。