誘
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yòu · to tempt, to persuade, to entice

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

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Example sentences

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Dàichéng shì yǒu hěn duō yòu huò.大城市有很多誘惑。

The big cities are full of allurements.

Source: Tatoeba #1479340 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù yīng gāi qū fú zài yòu huò zhī xià.你不應該屈服在誘惑之下。

You shouldn't give in to temptation.

Source: Tatoeba #1228964 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi xiǎng yòu huò nǐ.我沒想誘惑你。

I didn't mean to tempt you.

Source: Tatoeba #13138116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhōng wū shòu bùliǎo yòu huò, chī diào le zhěng jiàn dàn gāo.她終於受不了誘惑,吃掉了整件蛋糕。

Finally she gave in to temptation and ate the whole cake.

Source: Tatoeba #338995 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qū fú wū yòu huò le.她屈服於誘惑了。

She gave in to the temptation.

Source: Tatoeba #805560 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shé yòu huò le xià wá.蛇誘惑了夏娃。

The serpent tempted Eve.

Source: Tatoeba #810035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 誘 in context

  1. Say yòu, then recall the core meaning: to tempt, to persuade, to entice.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 誘 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.