TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
妒
ㄉㄨˋ · dù
verb — to be jealous, to envy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{d,t}IThù → dù — the initial hardens, tone shifts too
女 stands beside a door (戶), which carries the sound — hù worn over to dù. The graph names jealousy, the grudge that flares when another fares better: 妒忌、嫉妒.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
她守在門（戶）後，瞧著別家的熱鬧——心裡發酸。
She lingers behind the door (戶), watching another house's good fortune — and something in her sours.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)妒忌— to be jealous常用
→嫉妒— envy, resentment
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension