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煽

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to fan into a flame; to incite

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Strokes
14
Radical
火 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
煽
Common rank
#3,413
Unicode
U+717D

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Formation & memory

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How 煽 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To fan 扇 the flames 火; 扇 also provides the pronunciation

Components 火 扇

Words with 煽

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WordPinyinMeaning
反革命宣传煽动罪 fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
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)
煽风点火 shān fēng diǎn huǒ (idiom) to fan the flames; to incite people; to stir up trouble
煽动颠覆国家罪 shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zuì crime of conspiring to overthrow the state
煽动性 shān dòng xìng provocative
煽阴风 shān yīn fēng to raise an ill wind
煽动 shān dòng to incite; to instigate
煽情 shān qíng to stir up emotion; to arouse sympathy; moving