恿 (yǒng): used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]

恿 (yǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 甬 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #3037 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 恿 heart. Its radical form 心 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 心 (xīn, heart, mind), 爱 (ài, to love), 思 (sī, to think, thought).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 心 heart11 strokesFrequency #3037甬 phonetic心 semantic

Definitions

  1. used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]

Etymology & Origin

恿

pictophoneticheart

Decomposition: ⿱甬心 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:甬phonetic心semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
怂恿sǒng yǒngto instigate
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

恿 appears in 1 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 恿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

怂sóng
0.8752,400 co-occurrences
下xià
0.3621,938 co-occurrences
朋péng
0.315102 co-occurrences
杀shā
0.300108 co-occurrences
友yǒu
0.292204 co-occurrences
丈zhàng
0.28948 co-occurrences
偷tōu
0.28336 co-occurrences
她tā
0.281252 co-occurrences
他tā
0.279792 co-occurrences
讨tǎo
0.27636 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

听到这个好消息，她恿里充满了喜悦。

tīng dào zhè gè hǎo xiāo xī , tā yǒng lǐ chōng mǎn le xǐ yuè .

Upon hearing the good news, she was filled with joy.

Character Family

心 Radical Family — Characters sharing the heart radical

悲bēi憋biē惩chéng愁chóu慈cí怠dài德dé恶è恩ēn憨hān

Related Characters

心xīn爱ài思sī志zhì念niàn总zǒng忘wàng意yì愿yuàn感gǎn

Homophones — Characters pronounced yǒng

勇yǒng踊yǒng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 恿 (yǒng) mean in Chinese?
恿 (yǒng) primarily means "used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3037 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 恿 and 痛?
恿 (yǒng) and 痛 (tòng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 心 vs 疒 (same 甬 component).
How many strokes does 恿 have?
恿 is written with 11 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 恿?
The radical associated with 恿 is 心 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 恿?
恿 is composed of: 甬 (phonetic), 心 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱甬心 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 恿?
Common words with 恿 include: 怂恿 (sǒng yǒng, "to instigate"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 恿 (yǒng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yǒng: 勇 (brave), 踊 (leap). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 恿 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 恿 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.