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恿

慂
yǒng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 怂恿) to incite; to egg on

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
有人在背后怂恿人群。
Yǒurén zài bèihòu sǒngyǒng rénqún.
Someone behind the scenes was egging the crowd on.

Tips

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

Components

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.

Stroke Order

恿 yǒng