Read Edit View history 慫 sǒng instigate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 從 represents the sound. Components 心 心 Meaning component xīn, xin heart 從 從 Sound component cóng, cōng from Character Evolution Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangsloŋʔ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica 怂 sǒng instigate Simplified Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 从 represents the sound. Simplified form of 慫. Components 心 心 Meaning component xīn, xin heart 从 从 Sound component cóng, cōng from Sources Readings & variants Unicode