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唆

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(bound form) to incite; to instigate

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
口 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
唆
Common rank
#3,927
Unicode
U+5506

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Formation & memory

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How 唆 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 夋 sound

Components 口 夋

Words with 唆

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
教唆 jiào suō to instigate; to incite; to abet
调唆 tiáo suō to provoke; to stir up (trouble); to instigate
挑唆 tiǎo suō to incite; to stir up; to instigate
搬唆 bān suō to stir up trouble
啰唆 luō suo long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; to talk endlessly; to go on and on; also pr. [luo1…

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 夋 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
夋 sound part — to dawdle; the emperor Yao's father
俊 jùn talented, capable; handsome
梭 suō a weaver's shuttle; to go back and forth
峻 jùn high, steep, towering; stern
浚 jùn to dredge
焌 jùn to ignite, to light
竣 jùn to terminate, to finish, to end; to quit
骏 jùn an excellent horse; a noble steed
逡 qūn to withdraw, to retreat, to fall back
黢 qū black
悛 quān to repent; to reform
狻 suān a fabulous beast
皴 cūn chapped, cracked
睃 suō to squint at