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煽
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stir up

HSK 7
Nature →Elements
shān
セン
あお.る、おだ.てる、おこ.る
선
To fan 扇 the flames 火; 扇 also provides the pronunciation
Components
火 fire+ 扇 fan =
煽 stir up
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
扇 Meaning component
shàn fan
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
煽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
煽 [shān]
to fan into a flame; to incite
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
煽动 [shān​dòng] #12,950
to incite
煽动 [shān​dòng] #12,950
to incite
煽情 [shān​qíng] #17,787
to stir up emotion
煽动性 [shān​dòng​xìng] #24,984
provocative
煽动性 [shān​dòng​xìng] #24,984
provocative
反革命宣传煽动罪 [fǎn​gé​mìng​xuān​chuán​shān​dòng​zuì]
the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
反革命宣传煽动罪 [fǎn​gé​mìng​xuān​chuán​shān​dòng​zuì]
the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
煽动颠覆国家政权 [shān​dòng​diān​fù​guó​jiā​zhèng​quán]
incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)
煽动颠覆国家罪 [shān​dòng​diān​fù​guó​jiā​zuì]
crime of conspiring to overthrow the state
煽动颠覆国家政权 [shān​dòng​diān​fù​guó​jiā​zhèng​quán]
incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
⭐ 煽る [あおる] #4,626
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
扇情的 [せんじょうてき] #21,562
sensational
煽り [あおり] #24,227
gust (of wind)
⭐ 扇ぐ [あおぐ] #25,955
to fan
⭐ 扇動 [せんどう] #26,375
incitement
煽り立てる [あおりたてる] #42,127
to flap strongly
煽てる [おだてる] #61,626
to flatter
扇情 [せんじょう] #119,970
stirring up strong emotions
煽りを食う [あおりをくう] #132,588
to suffer a blast or indirect blow
扇動家 [せんどうか] #140,095
demagogue
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KOREAN WORDS (3)
선동
instigation; incitement
선동가
agitator; firebrand; provocateur
선정적
being sexual