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诱 (yòu): To entice — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 诱

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
诱
讠yán · speech
秀xiù
诱=
4.

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5.

How to Use 诱

Words meaning 'to entice'

These words describe the action of tempting or luring someone.

诱惑 • yòu huò • entice; tempt; lure • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

Huài坏
rén人
yòu诱
guǎi拐
le了
nà那
ge

Information

Pinyinyòu
Meaningto entice, to lure, to seduce
Strokes9
Radical讠
Traditional誘
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2880
Zhuyinㄧㄡˋ
UnicodeU+8BF1
CangjieYRHVI
讠yán · speech
+秀xiù
yòu诱
huò惑

entice; tempt; lure

引诱 • yǐn yòu • Tempt / Entice • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yǐn引
yòu诱

Tempt / Entice

Words meaning 'to induce' or 'tempting'

These words describe the effect or quality of being enticing.

诱发 • yòu fā • Induce • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yòu诱
fā发

Induce

诱人 • yòu rén • Tempting • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yòu诱
rén人

Tempting

个
xiǎo小
hái孩
。

The bad guy kidnapped that child.

hào好
qí奇
xīn心
shì是
tàn探
suǒ索
de的
yòu诱
yīn因
。

Curiosity is the incentive for exploration

tián甜
shí食
de的
yòu诱
huò惑
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
kàng抗
jù拒
。

The temptation of sweets is hard to resist

lǎo老
shī师
nài耐
xīn心
yòu诱
dǎo导
xué学
shēng生
sī思
kǎo考
wèn问
tí题
。

The teacher patiently guides students to think about problems

zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
xiāng香
wèi味
fēi非
cháng常
yòu诱
rén人
。

The aroma from this restaurant is very tempting.

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  • 酉yǒu10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel
  • 铀yóuuranium
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Characters with radical "讠".

  • 谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
  • 诏zhàodecree, proclaim; imperial decree
  • 谏jiànremonstrate, admonish
  • 诅zǔcurse; swear, pledge
  • 谗chánslander, defame, misrepresent
  • 讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust
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