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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
慫恿 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
慫恿 ＝ 慫 ＋ 恿
ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄥˇ · sǒngyǒng
verb — to egg on, incite, talk someone into doing something

字源 FORM — what the parts do

慫to egg on (慫恿)sǒngthe heart 心 under 從, two people one following the other
恿to urge on (慫恿)yǒngthe heart 心 again, 甬 yǒng for the sound
慫恿，慫恿的慫，慫恿的恿。
關 · Related
鼓動gǔdòngto stir up — the plainer everyday verb唆使suōshǐto put someone up to wrongdoing — the darker cousin