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妒
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jealous of

HSK 7
Human →Relations →Family
dù
ト、ツ
ねた.む、そね.む、つも.る、ふさ.ぐ
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 妬.
Components
女 woman+ 户 family =
妒 jealous of
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
户 Phonetic component
hù family
door
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl妣 one's deceased mother
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
妒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
妒 [dù]
to envy (success, talent); jealous
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
嫉妒 [jí​dù] #2,208
to be jealous
妒忌 [dù​jì] #8,295
to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
妒嫉 [dù​jí] #16,422
to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
忌妒 [jì​du] #18,896
to be jealous of
妒贤忌能 [dù​xián​jì​néng] #71,712
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
妒贤忌能 [dù​xián​jì​néng] #71,712
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
天妒英才 [tiān​dù​yīng​cái]
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
妒能害贤 [dù​néng​hài​xián]
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
妒能害贤 [dù​néng​hài​xián]
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
羨慕嫉妒恨 [xiàn​mù​jí​dù​hèn]
to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)