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煽动

煽動
shāndòng
verb HSK 7 #12,950

Meanings

  1. 1 to incite
  2. 2 to instigate
  3. 3 to stir up

Characters

煽
shān
fan (flames); incite
动
dòng
move; stir
Fanning the flames to stir things up — to incite.

Examples

他煽动群众闹事。
Tā shāndòng qúnzhòng nàoshì.
He incited the crowd to cause trouble.
不要煽动别人的情绪。
Bùyào shāndòng biéren de qíngxù.
Don't stir up other people's emotions.

Tips

memory
煽 has the fire radical (火) — picture someone fanning flames (煽) to get people moving (动). That's incitement.

Stroke Order

煽 shān
动 dòng