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怂

sǒng

Character Traditional 慫

What 怂 means

1. used in {怂恿|sǒng yǒng}
2. literaryterrified

Other readings

怂 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• sóngvariant of 㞞|𪨊sóng

Example sentences

• 汤姆怂了。
  Tom lost his nerve.
• 广告怂恿我们买奢侈品。
  Guǎnggào sǒngyǒng wǒmen mǎi shēchǐpǐn.
  Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.

Words starting with 怂

• 怂恿sǒng yǒngto instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage

Words containing 怂

• 认怂rèn sóng(colloquial) to back down; to concede defeat; to lose one's nerve

Characters built on 从

These share the phonetic component 从 (cóng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 众zhòng(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
• 纵zòngvertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng); from front to back; longitudinal…
• 丛cóngcluster; collection; collection of books
• 耸sǒngto excite; to raise up; to shrug
• 疭zòngused in 瘛疭
• 枞cōngfir tree
• 苁cōngBoschniakia glabra

Characters that look like 怂

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate
• 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding)
• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 屈qūbent; to feel wronged
• 忌jìto be jealous of; fear; dread

Sounds the same

Read sǒng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 耸to excite; to raise up; to shrug
• 悚frightened
• 竦respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders)
• 㧐(literary) to stand upright; (dialect) to push; to shove
• 愯old variant of 悚