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instigate

HSK 10
sǒng
ショウ
すす.める
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 從 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (慫)
heart+ follow =
instigate
Meaning component
xīn heart
Phonetic component
follow
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Simplified (怂)
heart+ since =
instigate
Meaning component
xīn heart
Phonetic component
cóng since
from, by, since, whence, through
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [sǒng]
terrified
Example Sentences