慫恿

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See also: 怂恿

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (慫恿)
simp. (怂恿)
alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (16) (36)
Final () (7) (7)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter sjowngX yowngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɨoŋX/ /jɨoŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/sioŋX/ /jioŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/sioŋX/ /ioŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/suawŋX/ /juawŋX/
Li
Rong
/sioŋX/ /ioŋX/
Wang
Li
/sĭwoŋX/ /jĭwoŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/si̯woŋX/ /i̯woŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sǒng yǒng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sung2 jung5

Verb

慫恿

  1. to instigate; to incite; to provoke

Synonyms