嫉 (jí) — envy (bound form); hatred (bound form)

Definition

嫉 is a bound morpheme meaning 'envy' or 'hatred' — it is never used alone. It combines with 妒 (嫉妒, jealousy/envy) and 恨 (嫉恨, hatred/resentment).

bound form

envy (bound form)hatred (bound form)

Easily confused

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Tā fēi cháng jí dù bié rén de chéng gōng.
He is very jealous of others' success.
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Tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le jí hèn.
Her heart is full of envy and hatred.
嫉。
Tā duì huài rén jí è rú chóu.
He hates evil like an enemy.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女疾嫉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

疾

Same sound today

The shape 嫉 combines 女 as the meaning part and 疾 as the sound part.