common
verb

Meaning of

妒 means to be jealous; to envy. Pronounced dù.

  • to be jealous; to envy

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

xián
néng
 
kěn
yōu
xiù
de
xià
shǔ
 

He is jealous of talented and virtuous people, refusing to promote subordinates who are better than him.

yào
yīn
wéi
bié
rén
yōu
xiù
ér
hèn
rén
 

Do not resent others just because they are better than you.

de
ràng
shī
le
hěn
duō
péng
yǒu
 

Her jealousy made her lose many friends.

wǎng
jīn
lái
 
shǎo
rén
yīn
xián
ér
shēn
bài
míng
liè
 

Throughout history, many people have been disgraced for being jealous of talented people.

Zhè
zhǒng
hài
rén
de
xíng
wéi
shì
de
 

This kind of behavior that harms others out of jealousy is unacceptable.