妒

dù
#2,593 most
frequent character
to envy (success, talent), jealous

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

妒 uses 女 woman or female as the meaning part and 戶 hù as the sound part. It first meant to be jealous or envy, and that remains the sense.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

妒dù
variant of 妒[du4]

Homophones

度dù
degree, limit
渡dù
cross, ferry, tide over, ferry across
肚dù
belly
杜dù
birchleaf pear (tree), to stop

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