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Chinese symbol for “incitement”

策反
cè fǎn
to instigate (rebellion etc); incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incitement is 策反 (cè fǎn), defined as: to instigate (rebellion etc); incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

策 cè
to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes
反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 策反.

WordPinyinMeaning
政策zhèng cèpolicy; 个 (gè)
策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
决策 (決策)jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making
策划 (策劃)cè huàto plot; to scheme
对策 (對策)duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation
外交政策wài jiāo zhèng cèforeign policy
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond

See also: Japanese symbol for “incitement”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.