懂中文 Dong Chinese

妒

dù

jealous

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 妬.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

户 sound component

户  Sound component

hù

  

door

Evolution

妒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

妒  

dù

jealous, envious; to envy (success, talent); jealous

妒 (妬) 

dù

variant of 妒[dù]

Most common words with 妒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嫉妒

to envy

妒忌

envy

妒

jealous

妒嫉

envy

忌妒

to envy