怂 sǒng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
怂恿
sǒngyǒng
to incite; to egg on
Characters in this word
恿 yǒng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 甬 path 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他明知计划违法，却仍怂恿年轻员工冒险操作。 Tā míngzhī jìhuà wéifǎ, què réng sǒngyǒng niánqīng yuángōng màoxiǎn cāozuò. He knew perfectly well that the plan was illegal, yet still incited young employees to take risky action.
- 别怂恿弟弟吃那么多糖，对牙齿不好。 Bié sǒngyǒng dìdi chī nàme duō táng, duì yáchǐ bù hǎo. Don't egg your little brother into eating so much candy, it's bad for his teeth.
- 同学们怂恿他上台唱歌，他害羞地拒绝了。 Tóngxuémen sǒngyǒng tā shàngtái chànggē, tā hàixiū de jùjué le. His classmates egged him on to go on stage and sing, but he shyly refused.
Related words
- 引诱 yǐnyòu to lure; to tempt; to entice
- 挑拨 tiǎobō to incite; to sow discord
- 挖苦 wāku to mock; to taunt sarcastically
- 挑衅 tiǎoxìn to provoke; provocation
- 奚落 xīluò to mock; to taunt
- 作对 zuòduì to oppose; to go against
- 诬陷 wūxiàn to frame; to falsely accuse
- 诉求 sùqiú appeal; demand; claim
- 周旋 zhōuxuán to manoeuvre; to deal with; to mediate
- 索取 suǒqǔ to ask for; to demand; to obtain
- 针锋相对 zhēnfēngxiāngduì to oppose each other sharply; tit for tat
- 执意 zhíyì to insist on; to be determined to