煽 (shān): to fan into a flame, to incite
煽 (shān) is a Chinese character meaning “to fan into a flame.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (structural) and 扇 (structural). It ranks #2788 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 煽 to fan 扇 the flames 火; 扇 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- to fan into a flame
- to incite
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo fan 扇 the flames 火; 扇 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰火扇 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煽动verb | shān dòng | to incite |
| 煽动性 | shān dòng xìng | provocative |
| 反革命宣传煽动罪 | fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì | the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda |
| 煽风点火phrase | shān fēng diǎn huǒ | (idiom) to fan the flames |
| 煽动颠覆国家政权 | shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zhèng quán | incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech) |
| 煽动颠覆国家罪 | shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zuì | crime of conspiring to overthrow the state |
| 煽阴风 | shān yīn fēng | to raise an ill wind |
| 煽情verb | shān qíng | to stir up emotion |
煽 appears in 8 compound words: 88 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 煽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
消防员迅速赶到,扑灭了熊熊大煽。
xiāo fáng yuán xùn sù gǎn dào , pū miè le xióng xióng dà shān .
Firefighters arrived swiftly and extinguished the raging blaze.
中国账户试图悄悄煽动美国反数据中心情绪?
zhōng guó zhàng hù shì tú qiǎo qiǎo shān dòng měi guó fǎn shǔ jù zhōng xīn qíng xù ?
Are Chinese Accounts Trying to Quietly Stir Up Anti-Data Center Sentiment in the U.S.?
在内容选择上,应减少强反转、猎奇煽情类视频,优先选择知识讲解、自然风景等慢节奏内容。
zài nèi róng xuǎn zé shàng , yīng jiǎn shǎo qiáng fǎn zhuǎn , liè qí shān qíng lèi shì pín , yōu xiān xuǎn zé zhī shí jiǎng jiě , zì rán fēng jǐng děng màn jié zòu nèi róng .
When selecting content, we should minimize videos featuring dramatic plot twists, sensationalism, or sensational content, and prioritize slow-paced content such as educational explanations and natural scenery.
联合国谴责煽动言论 警告蓄意攻击平民构成战争罪
lián gě guó qiǎn zé shān dòng yán lùn jǐng gào xù yì gōng jī píng mín gòu chéng zhàn zhēng zuì
The United Nations condemns incitement and warns that deliberate attacks on civilians constitute war crimes
据悉“一拳书馆”涉售《黎智英传》等煽动刊物 负责人及职员被捕
jù xī yī quán shū guǎn shè shòu lí zhì yīng chuán děng shān dòng kān wù fù zé rén jí zhí yuán bèi bǔ
It is reported that "One Punch Bookstore" was involved in selling inflammatory publications such as *The Biography of Jimmy Lai*; the store's manager and staff have been arrested.
六旬翁FB发布130则煽动帖文 求情称是固执长者的宣泄 囚8月
liù xún wēng F B fā bù 1 3 0 zé shān dòng tiē wén qiú qíng chèn shì gù zhí cháng zhě de xuān xiè qiú 8 yuè
The sixty-year-old posted 130 inflammatory posts on FB, pleading for catharsis from stubborn elders, and was imprisoned for 8 months
仇恨言论会煽动私刑。
Chóuhèn yánlùn huì shāndòng sī xíng.
Hate speech incites lynchings.
Character Family
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