煽动

煽動

shāndòng

verb HSK 7-9 #12,950

Meanings

1 to incite
2 to instigate
3 to stir up

Characters

fan (flames); incite

Fanning the flames to stir things up - to incite.

Examples

HSK 5

不要煽动别人的情绪。

Búyào shāndòng biéren de qíngxù.

Don't stir up other people's emotions.

HSK 7-9

他煽动群众闹事。

Tā shāndòng qúnzhòng nàoshì.

He incited the crowd to cause trouble.

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