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The character 唆, which has maintained a consistent structure in its traditional form, is a phonosemantic compound composed of the mouth radical (口) on the left, indicating a verbal action, and the component 夋 on the right, which primarily provides phonetic guidance but also carries connotations of perversion or subversion. Its core meaning has consistently revolved around the act of instigation or incitement, specifically prompting or egging someone on to take an action. While this prompting could theoretically be neutral, historical usage has overwhelmingly imbued the term with a negative moral charge, associating it with the act of whispering temptations, abetting wrongdoing, or encouraging others toward mischief or vice, a semantic shading that remains dominant in its modern application.
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不要唆使孩子撒谎。
他经常唆使朋友违反规则。
教唆犯罪是违法行为。
有人唆使他去偷东西。
她否认唆使下属泄露公司机密。
这种唆使年轻人吸毒的行为必须制止。
尽管被多次唆使，他依然坚持自己的原则。
那个团伙专门唆使未成年人从事非法活动。