嗾

sǒu

to urge on

incite

mouth (口) + tribe (族) = incite a group with words

族 here is primarily phonetic, lending the sǒu sound; 口 carries the meaning — a mouth commanding a group into action.

口+族→嗾

口The mouthSemantic

族RacePhonetic

他嗾使手下人去闹事。

tā sǒu shǐ shǒu xià rén qù nào shì。

he incited his subordinates to cause trouble.

幕后有人嗾使这群人对抗政府。

mù hòu yǒu rén sǒu shǐ zhè qún rén duì kàng zhèng fǔ。

someone behind the scenes was urging this group of people to oppose the government.