The kanji 唆 generally conveys the meaning of "to instigate," "to incite," or "to provoke." It often implies urging someone to do something, especially something negative or undesirable. It suggests a subtle encouragement that leads to an action.

・On-yomi (音読み): ソ (so) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): そそのかす (sosonokasu)

⚫︎ 悪事を唆す Translation: To instigate a misdeed. ⚫︎ 陰謀を唆す Translation: To incite a conspiracy. ⚫︎ 彼女は彼を喧嘩に唆した Translation: She provoked him into a fight.

The kanji 唆 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phonetic-semantic compound. The left side is the radical 口 (kuchi), meaning "mouth," and indicates the character's association with speech or words. The right side is 皮 (kawa), the phonetic component, which provides the sound and hints at an action of prompting. The combination suggests using words (mouth) to incite or encourage someone, much like a person’s skin (皮) responds to external stimuli.