妒

dù

verb #22,250

Meanings

Tā dùjì tóngshì de chénggōng.

She envied her colleague's success.

Jídù huì méngbì rén de shuāngyǎn.

Jealousy can blind a person's eyes.

usage

妒 is a classical character rarely used alone in modern Mandarin. Most common in 嫉妒 (jídù) and 妒忌 (dùjì). Features the 女 radical.

memory

妒 = 女 (woman) + 户 (door/household) — jealousy shut inside the home. A vivid mnemonic for the character structure.

妒 dù