妒 (dù) is a Chinese character meaning “to be jealous of”. It is written from 女 (woman; female) and 户 (door; household), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
女 + 户
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字（妒，婦妒夫也。从女戶聲）
Memory aid
A woman (女) watching the door (户) — waiting to see who comes in and who they came with. That watchful, burning feeling is 妒: jealousy.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 嫉妒jí dùto be jealous of; jealousy; envy妒 = dù
- 妒忌dù jìto envy; to be jealous of妒 = dù
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All readings
to be jealous of
to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy
因为别人比自己好而心里怨恨。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 嫉妒jí dùto be jealous of; jealousy; envy妒 = dù
- 妒忌dù jìto envy; to be jealous of妒 = dù
Sound component
户 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 妒 mean?
妒 (dù) means to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy.
How do you pronounce 妒?
It is pronounced dù.
What parts is 妒 made of?
女 (woman; female) and 户 (door; household), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字（妒，婦妒夫也。从女戶聲）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 妒 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 妒?
女. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 妒?
Common ones are 嫉妒 and 妒忌. The reading of 妒 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.