诱
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yòu · to tempt, to persuade, to entice

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 诱

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yòuWords pronounced yòu
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Example sentences

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Yīn wèi tā gēn háizi hěn xiàng, tā shòu yòu huò le因为他跟孩子很像, 他受诱惑了

Because he was just like a child, he yielded to temptation.

Source: Tatoeba #5136606 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tīng qǐ lái hěn yòu rén听起来很诱人

That sounds very tempting.

Source: Tatoeba #1644425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu nán rén néng gòu dǐ dǎng nǚ rén de yòu huò.没有男人能够抵挡女人的诱惑。

No man can resist the lure of a woman.

Source: Tatoeba #1561580 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dǐ kàng bùliǎo tián shí de yòu huò.我抵抗不了甜食的诱惑。

I can't resist sweet things.

Source: Tatoeba #8692947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kàn dào zhè bǐ qián shǐ tā bèi yòu huò tōu dōng xī.看到这笔钱使他被诱惑偷东西。

The sight of the money tempted him into stealing.

Source: Tatoeba #9961549 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 诱 in context

  1. Say yòu, then recall the core meaning: to tempt, to persuade, to entice.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 引诱 (yǐn yòu), meaning “to coerce”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 诱 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.