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The character "恿" developed within the compound "慫恿", where its structure combines the phonetic element "甬" with the semantic radical "心", linking it to mental impetus or emotional drive. Historically, the traditional form "慫" incorporated the component "從" above "心", implying a sense of following or urging from the heart, but "恿" itself emerged as a streamlined variant that retained only the phonetic "甬" while preserving the heart radical. Over time, its meaning has been closely tied to the act of instigation or encouragement, often with a nuanced suggestion of negative persuasion, and it has become largely fixed in the lexicon through the enduring binome "怂恿", where it contributes to the sense of incitement without functioning independently.
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不要怂恿别人做坏事。
他经常怂恿朋友尝试新事物。
她被怂恿参加了比赛。
父母不应该怂恿孩子撒谎。
在朋友的怂恿下，他买了那辆车。
怂恿他人犯罪是违法的。
他之所以失败，是因为被坏人怂恿。
尽管知道风险，在同事的怂恿下，他还是投资了那个项目。