(sǒng) — (bound form) to instigate; to incite (in 怂恿)

Definition

怂 (sǒng) is a bound morph — it doesn't stand alone and only appears in 怂恿 ("to instigate / egg someone on"). It carries the sense of "inciting" or "urging" (often recklessly).

bound form
(bound form) to instigateto incite (in 怂恿)

Examples

  • Tā sǒng yǒng wǒ qù zuò nà jiàn shì.
    He instigated me to do that.
  • Bú yào tīng tā de sǒng yǒng.
    Don't listen to his instigation.
  • Zài péng you de sǒng yǒng xià, tā cān jiā le bǐ sài.
    Under his friend's instigation, he entered the competition.

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