sin3煽
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Yalesin
Definition
To incite, instigate, or encourage
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in the compound 煽動, which carries a strong negative connotation of stirring up trouble or rebellion. It implies a manipulative influence that leads others to act against their better judgment or established order. You will rarely hear it used on its own in casual conversation, as it is formal and carries a heavy, serious weight.
Examples
He is always inciting people to cause trouble.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 扇, which refers to a fan or the action of fanning. While they share a similar visual component, 煽 is strictly about psychological or social incitement, whereas 扇 relates to physical movement or objects.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
