懂中文 Dong Chinese

慫

sǒng

instigate

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 從 represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

從 sound component

從  Sound component

cóng

  

from

Evolution

慫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
慫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

怂 (慫) 

sǒng

to alarm; to instigate, arouse, incite; terrified

Most common words with 慫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

怂恿

to instigate

怂

terrified