Chinese symbol for “jealousy”
嫉
jí
jealousy; to be jealous of
The closest CC-CEDICT match for jealousy is 嫉 (jí), defined as: jealousy; to be jealous of.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “jealousy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 醋意 | cù yì | jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 疑忌 | yí jì | jealousy; suspicious and jealous |
| 醋劲 (醋勁) | cù jìn | jealousy (in love) |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 红眼病 (紅眼病) | hóng yǎn bìng | pinkeye; envy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嫉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫉妒 | jí dù | to be jealous of; to envy |
| 愤世嫉俗 (憤世嫉俗) | fèn shì jí sú | to be cynical; to be embittered |
| 嫉恨 | jí hèn | to hate out of jealousy; to resent |
| 妒嫉 | dù jí | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious |
| 嫉恶如仇 (嫉惡如仇) | jí è rú chóu | (idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy |
| 嫉贤妒能 (嫉賢妒能) | jí xián dù néng | (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented |
See also: Japanese symbol for “jealousy”.
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.