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慫

简怂 · 繁慫

Mandarin · pinyin sóng#

variant of 㞞 sóng

Mandarin · pinyin sǒng#

used in 慫恿 sǒng yǒng
(literary) terrified

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怂: sǒng · instigate, arouse, incite

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(obsolete) to be afraid; to be frightened; to be alarmed
used in 慫恿／怂恿 (sǒngyǒng, “to instigate; to incite; to provoke”)

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 㞞 /𪨊 (sóng, “weak; useless”)

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