嫉
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jealousy; to be jealous of
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 女 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 嫉
- Common rank
- #3,446
- Unicode
- U+5AC9
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Formation & memory
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Words with 嫉
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫉恶如仇 | (idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy | |
| 愤世嫉俗 | to be cynical; to be embittered | |
| 妒贤嫉能 | see 嫉賢妒能|嫉贤妒能[ji2 xian2 du4 neng2] | |
| 嫉贤妒能 | (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented | |
| 嫉恨 | to hate out of jealousy; to resent | |
| 羡慕嫉妒恨 | to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009) | |
| 妒嫉 | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy | |
| 嫉妒 | to be jealous of; to envy |