Chinese symbol for “envious”
红眼
hóng yǎn
Traditional: 紅眼
to become infuriated; to see red; envious; jealous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for envious is 红眼 (hóng yǎn), defined as: to become infuriated; to see red; envious; jealous; covetous; pink eye (conjunctivitis).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “envious”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 红眼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 红旗 (紅旗) | hóng qí | red flag; measure word: 面 (miàn) |
| 粉红色 (粉紅色) | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 红利 (紅利) | hóng lì | bonus; dividend |
| 粉红 (粉紅) | fěn hóng | pink |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye; 只 (zhī),双 (shuāng) |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes; now |
See also: Japanese symbol for “envious”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.