恿 (yǒng): (in 怂恿) to incite; to egg on

Meanings

在他的怂恿下，她终于答应了。

Zài tā de sǒngyǒng xià, tā zhōngyú dāying le.

Under his urging, she finally agreed.

有人在背后怂恿人群。

Yǒurén zài bèihòu sǒngyǒng rénqún.

Someone behind the scenes was egging the crowd on.

usage

恿 is used only in 怂恿 (to incite). It originally meant the same as 勇 (brave), but that sense is now obsolete.

radical

心 xīn

heart; mind

The full heart radical at the bottom marks 恿 as a mental act, working on someone's mind to spur them on, matching its partner 怂.

phonetic

甬 yǒng

path; a measure

Supplies the reading yǒng directly; it sits on top as the sound element and adds no meaning to the inciting sense.

恿 yǒng