唆

suō
口 + 夋

Definitions

suō (bound form) to incite; to instigate

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 夋 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 夋

About

唆 is a phono-semantic compound: the left component 口 'mouth' signals a connection to speech and vocalization, while the right component 夋 indicates the pronunciation. The character's core meaning is to incite, instigate, or urge someone, through manipulative talk, to carry out a wrongful, foolish, or malicious act. Because this involves verbal manipulation and the covert spreading of bad advice, 唆 consistently appears in derogatory contexts, describing troublemakers who provoke conflicts without taking direct part in the resulting physical confrontations. The mouth radical ensures that the character remains firmly tied to speech, functioning as a verb for the deliberate poisoning of another's intentions with words.

Example Sentences Hide

不要唆使孩子撒谎。

Bú yào suōshǐ háizi sāhuǎng.

English: Don't instigate children to lie.

他经常唆使朋友违反规则。

Tā jīngcháng suōshǐ péngyou wéifǎn guīzé.

English: He often instigates friends to break the rules.

教唆犯罪是违法行为。

Jiàosuō fànzuì shì wéifǎ xíngwéi.

English: Instigating crime is illegal behavior.

有人唆使他去偷东西。

Yǒu rén suōshǐ tā qù tōu dōngxi.

English: Someone instigated him to steal things.

她否认唆使下属泄露公司机密。

Tā fǒurèn suōshǐ xiàshǔ xièlòu gōngsī jīmì.

English: She denied instigating subordinates to leak company secrets.

这种唆使年轻人吸毒的行为必须制止。

Zhè zhǒng suōshǐ niánqīng rén xīdú de xíngwéi bìxū zhìzhǐ.

English: This kind of behavior that instigates young people to take drugs must be stopped.

尽管被多次唆使，他依然坚持自己的原则。

Jǐnguǎn bèi duō cì suōshǐ, tā yīrán jiānchí zìjǐ de yuánzé.

English: Although instigated multiple times, he still adhered to his principles.

那个团伙专门唆使未成年人从事非法活动。

Nàge tuánhuǒ zhuānmén suōshǐ wèichéngnián rén cóngshì fēifǎ huódòng.

English: That gang specifically instigates minors to engage in illegal activities.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 夋

酸 俊 峻 梭 骏 竣 浚 狻 逡 黢 羧 皴 睃 悛

Example Words

啰唆 教唆 挑唆 罗唆