嫉

jí

jealousy · to be jealous of

Radical: 女 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

嫉=女+疾

Etymology

An envious 疾 woman 女; 疾 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

jealousy

to be jealous of

jí

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Words with 嫉 38 total

to be jealous of; to envy嫉妒jí dù to hate out of jealousy; to resent嫉恨jí hèn to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc) · to be envious · envy妒嫉dù jí (idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy嫉恶如仇jí è rú chóu (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented嫉贤妒能jí xián dù néng to be cynical · to be embittered愤世嫉俗fèn shì jí sú to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)羡慕嫉妒恨xiàn mù jí dù hèn

Idioms with 嫉 16 total Chain

to be cynical · to be embittered愤世嫉俗fèn shì jí sú (idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy嫉恶如仇jí è rú chóu (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented嫉贤妒能jí xián dù néng

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