TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
恿
恿 ＝ 甬 ＋ 心
ㄩㄥˇ · yǒng
verb — to urge on, incite, egg on (only in 慫恿)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
甬聲yǒng — gives the sound
甬 yǒng (a hanging bell, a path) gives the sound — exact, no drift — over a heart (心). The old graph is an ancient form of 勇, courage; the heart pushed forward, made bold. Used now to push another forward: to egg on, to incite, in 慫恿. The same 甬 builds 勇、涌、踊.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
旁邊一句句話像鐘聲（甬）推著，那顆心（心）就被推得往前去了。
Word after word pushes like a struck bell (甬), and the heart (心) is nudged forward, step by step.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)勇（古文）— the old form of courage
→慫恿— to urge on, egg on, incite常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
勇＝ 力 ＋ yǒngthe series — 勇 sets over strength 力 (courage); 恿 sets it over the heart 涌yǒngthe series — 涌 takes water 氵 (to surge), 恿 takes the heart