TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
嫉
ㄐㄧˊ · jí
verb — to envy, to be jealous of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
女 beside 疾 — sickness, the kind that strikes fast. 疾 carries the sound exactly. The graph names envy, the sickness of mind that flares at another's good: 嫉妒、嫉恨.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
別人一順遂,她(女)心裡就像害了急病(疾)。
Let another prosper, and something in her (女) sickens fast (疾).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)嫉妒— to envy, be jealous常用
→嫉恨— to resent out of envy
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension