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Meaning of 煽

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Pinyin: shān
English Definition: to fan into a flame; to incite
Chinese Definition:
①扇火使炽盛。[合]煽引(煽动引诱)。
②鼓动;蛊惑。[合]煽弄(煽惑玩弄);煽骗(吹嘘诈骗)。
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Ideographic: To fan the flames ; also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • [ shàn ] fan; panel; to flap
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Example Words
煽动 shān dòng to incite; to instigate
煽情 shān qíng to stir up emotion; to arouse sympathy; moving
煽动性 shān dòng xìng provocative
煽动颠覆国家政权 shān dòng diān guó jiā zhèng quán incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)
煽动颠覆国家罪 shān dòng diān guó jiā zuì crime of conspiring to overthrow the state
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Example Sentences
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Wrath spreads abroad the riot as wind spreads a fire.
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Does it protect "fighting words" that can arouse people to immediate violence?
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I was busy blowing up a raging flame with the bellows of my emotions.
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I must blow the coals red first, before I can carry any,' I replied, getting a chair and the bellows.
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The weather obviously has a huge effect: winds can fan flames, rains can quench them.