嫉 jí jealous
jealous; envious
How to remember 嫉: 女 woman + 疾 sickness = jealous. The woman is stuck in bed with a sickness all week while her boyfriend goes dancing without her, and she grows jealous.
Component breakdown
嫉 = 女 woman + 疾 sickness
- 女 woman
- 疾 sickness
The woman is stuck in bed with a sickness all week while her boyfriend goes dancing without her, and she grows jealous.
How it is used
- To envy/be jealous: 嫉妒 (jídù) jealousy, 嫉恨 (jíhèn) to hate out of envy.
- 愤世嫉俗 (fènshì-jísú) = cynical, resentful of the world and its ways.
- Pairs with 妒 in the standard word 嫉妒.