唆 (suō): (bound form) to incite, to instigate

唆 (suō) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to incite.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 夋 (phonetic). It ranks #3011 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 唆 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 吃 (chī, to eat), 喝 (hē, to drink).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 口 mouth10 strokesFrequency #3011口 semantic夋 phonetic

Definitions

  1. (bound form) to incite
  2. to instigate

Etymology & Origin

唆

pictophoneticmouth

Decomposition: ⿰口夋 (layout: left-right)

Components:口semantic夋phonetic

Stroke Order

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10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
教唆jiào suōto instigate
挑唆tiǎo suōto incite
调唆tiáo suōto provoke
罗唆luō suoerroneous variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1 suo5]
搬唆bān suōto stir up trouble
啰唆luō suolong-winded
6
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

唆 appears in 6 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 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 唆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

啰luō
0.48248 co-occurrences
禾hé
0.482390 co-occurrences
帖tiē
0.473408 co-occurrences
教jiào
0.4717,068 co-occurrences
挑tiāo
0.4581,038 co-occurrences
使shǐ
0.4435,484 co-occurrences
叭bā
0.41978 co-occurrences
嫌xián
0.403348 co-occurrences
犯fàn
0.389630 co-occurrences
诱yòu
0.37484 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他唆干舌燥地讲了两个小时，终于说服了大家。

tā suō gān shé zào dì jiǎng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí , zhōng yú shuō fú le dà jiā .

He spoke for two hours, his throat parched, and finally managed to convince everyone.

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台男受员工教唆将车行变大麻农场 种植870株新鲜大麻市...

tái nán shòu yuán gōng jiào suō jiāng chē háng biàn dà má nóng chǎng zhǒng zhí 8 7 0 zhū xīn xiān dà má shì . . .

Taiwanese man was instigated by employees to turn the car dealership into a cannabis farm and plant 870 fresh cannabis plants in the market...

Character Family

口 Radical Family — Characters sharing the mouth radical

啊a哎āi哀āi唉āi叭bā吧ba哺bǔ嘈cáo唱chàng嘲cháo

Related Characters

口kǒu吃chī喝hē问wèn叫jiào响xiǎng名míng吐tǔ可kě吗ma

Homophones — Characters pronounced suō

梭suō

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 唆 (suō) mean in Chinese?
唆 (suō) primarily means "(bound form) to incite." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3011 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 唆 and 骏?
唆 (suō) and 骏 (jùn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 口 vs 马 (same 夋 component).
How many strokes does 唆 have?
唆 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 唆?
The radical associated with 唆 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 唆?
唆 is composed of: 口 (semantic), 夋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰口夋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 唆?
Common words with 唆 include: 教唆 (jiào suō, "to instigate"); 挑唆 (tiǎo suō, "to incite"); 调唆 (tiáo suō, "to provoke"); 罗唆 (luō suo, "erroneous variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1 suo5]"); 搬唆 (bān suō, "to stir up trouble"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 唆 (suō)?
Several characters share the pronunciation suō: 梭 ((textiles) shuttle). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 唆 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 唆 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.