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诱

yòu

HSK 6 Character Traditional 誘

What 诱 means

1. literaryto induce; to entice

Example sentences

• 听起来很诱人
  Tīngqilai hěn yòurén
  That sounds very tempting.
• 蛇诱惑了夏娃。
  Shé yòuhuò le Xiàwá.
  The serpent tempted Eve.
• 我没想诱惑你。
  I didn't mean to tempt you.
• 她屈服于诱惑了。
  She gave in to the temptation.
• 用这个当诱饵啊？
  Using this as a bait?
• 大城市有很多诱惑。
  The big cities are full of allurements.

Words starting with 诱

• 诱惑yòu huòto entice; to lure; to induce
• 诱人yòu rénattractive; alluring; captivating
• 诱发yòu fāto induce; to cause; to elicit
• 诱导yòu dǎoto induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce
• 诱饵yòu ěrbait
• 诱骗yòu piànto entice; to lure; to scam
• 诱因yòu yīncause; triggering factor; incentive
• 诱使yòu shǐto lure into; to entrap; to trick into
• 诱奸yòu jiānto seduce (into sex)
• 诱捕yòu bǔto trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap
• 诱陷yòu xiànto lure into a trap
• 诱变剂yòu biàn jìmutagen
• 诱食剂yòu shí jìfeeding attractant; phagostimulant
• 诱拐yòu guǎito abduct; to kidnap
• 诱掖yòu yèto help and encourage

Words containing 诱

• 引诱yǐn yòuto coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce
• 利诱lì yòuto use gain as a lure
• 循循善诱xún xún shàn yòuto guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
• 招诱zhāo yòuto invite; to recruit; to attract
• 色诱sè yòuto seduce; to lead into sex
• 威逼利诱wēi bī lì yòuto make threats and promises
• 劝诱quàn yòuto prevail upon; to coax
• 哄诱hǒng yòuto coax; to induce
• 饵诱ěr yòuto lure; to entice

Characters built on 秀

These share the phonetic component 秀 (xiù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 透tòu(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly…
• 莠yǒuSetaria viridis; vicious

Characters that look like 诱

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 诡guǐ(bound form) sly; crafty; (literary) weird; bizarre; (literary) contradictory…
• 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery
• 莆púused in 莆田
• 诿wěito shirk; to give excuses

Sounds the same

Read yòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 又(once) again; also; both... and...
• 右(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center…
• 幼young
• 佑(bound form) to bless; to protect
• 釉glaze (of porcelain)
• 柚pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis); shaddock; oriental grapefruit
• 宥to forgive; to help; profound
• 鼬(zoology) weasel
• 祐(of divinity) to bless; to protect
• 囿park; to limit; be limited to
• 侑(literary) to urge sb (to eat or drink)
• 蚴larva