指使 Traditional form: 指使 Pinyin (reading): zhǐshǐ Definitions: to incite to prompt (sb to do sth) Characters: 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate 使 - cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador Traditional characters: 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate 使 - cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador