嫉

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嫉 U+5AC9, 嫉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5AC9
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Translingual

Han character

嫉 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女大人大 (VKOK), four-corner 40434, composition ⿰女疾)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 269, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6611
  • Dae Jaweon: page 536, character 15
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1073, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+5AC9

Chinese

trad. 嫉
simp. # 嫉
2nd round simp. 忌
alternative forms 疾
愱
㑵
𡜍
𢞱

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (疾) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
嫉 *zids, *zid
疾 *zid
蒺 *zid
愱 *zid
槉 *zid

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zids, *zid) : semantic 女 + phonetic 疾 (OC *zid).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • chi̍t - literary;
  • che̍k - vernacular.
    Rime
    Character 嫉 嫉
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial (聲) 從 (15) 從 (15)
    Final (韻) 脂 (15) 質 (48)
    Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) III III
    Fanqie 疾二切 秦悉切
    Baxter dzijH dzit
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/d͡ziɪH/ /d͡ziɪt̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/d͡ziH/ /d͡zit̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/d͡zjɪH/ /d͡zjet̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/d͡ziH/ /d͡zit̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/d͡ziH/ /d͡ziĕt̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/d͡ziH/ /d͡zĭĕt̚/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/d͡zʱiH/ /d͡zʱi̯ĕt̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		zì jí
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zi6 zat6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 嫉 嫉
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 5739 5742
    Phonetic
    component         		疾 疾
    Rime
    group         		至 質
    Rime
    subdivision         		1 1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		自 疾
    Old
    Chinese         		/*zids/ /*zid/

    Definitions

    嫉

    1. to envy; to be jealous
    2. to hate; to resent

    Compounds

    See also

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    嫉

    (Jōyō kanji)

    1. envy

    Readings

    • On (unclassified): しつ (shitsu, Jōyō)
    • Kun: ねたむ (netamu, 嫉む)、そねむ (sonemu, 嫉む)、にくむ (nikumu, 嫉む)

    Korean

    Etymology

    From Middle Chinese 嫉 (MC dzit).

    Hanja

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    嫉 (eumhun 미워할 질 (miwohal jil))

    1. hanja form? of 질 (“jealousy”)

    Compounds

    Compounds

    References

    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    嫉: Hán Nôm readings: tật

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