Chinese symbol for “envy”
羡慕
xiàn mù
Traditional: 羨慕
to envy; to admire
The closest CC-CEDICT match for envy is 羡慕 (xiàn mù), defined as: to envy; to admire.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “envy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫉妒 | jí dù | to be jealous of; to envy |
| 妒 | dù | to envy (success, talent); jealous |
| 羡 (羨) | xiàn | to envy |
| 忌妒 | jì du | to be jealous of; to envy |
| 艳羡 (豔羨) | yàn xiàn | (formal) to admire; to envy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羡慕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艳羡 (艷羨) | yàn xiàn | variant of 艳羡 (yàn xiàn) |
| 惊羡 (驚羨) | jīng xiàn | to marvel at |
| 钦羡 (欽羨) | qīn xiàn | to admire; to hold in high esteem |
| 临渊羡鱼 (臨淵羨魚) | lín yuān xiàn yú | see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
| 爱慕 (愛慕) | ài mù | to adore; to admire |
| 仰慕 | yǎng mù | to admire |
| 慕名 | mù míng | to admire sb's reputation; to seek out famous person or location |
| 倾慕 (傾慕) | qīng mù | to adore; to admire greatly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “envy”.
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.