嫉

Formed as a phono-semantic compound:

女 (woman, female) provides the semantic component;

疾 (illness, disease) provides the phonetic element.

Originally carried the sense of hostility or jealousy that “sickens the heart.”

Semantic range:

- to hate, dislike intensely (미워하다);

- to envy or be jealous (질투하다);

- by extension, to bear resentment.

질투 (嫉妬) — jealousy, envy

질시 (嫉視) — envious gaze, begrudging look

질의 (嫉疑, archaic) — suspicion born of envy (rare)