jealous

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

己 sound component

  Sound component

  

self

Evolution

忌 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
忌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
忌 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
忌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jealous, envious; fear; to be jealous of; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth

Most common words with 忌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

威士忌

whiskey (loanword)

fear

妒忌

envy

禁忌

taboo

顾忌

worry

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)