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Chinese symbol for “abduct”

诱拐
yòu guǎi
Traditional: 誘拐
to abduct; to kidnap

The closest CC-CEDICT match for abduct is 诱拐 (yòu guǎi), defined as: to abduct; to kidnap.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

诱 yòu
to tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
拐 guǎi
to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “abduct”

WordPinyinMeaning
掳走 (擄走)lǔ zǒuto abduct
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct
劫持jié chíto kidnap; to hijack
拐骗 (拐騙)guǎi piànswindle; abduct
绑走 (綁走)bǎng zǒuto abduct; to kidnap

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诱拐.

WordPinyinMeaning
诱惑 (誘惑)yòu huòto entice; to lure
诱人 (誘人)yòu rénattractive; alluring; captivating
引诱 (引誘)yǐn yòuto coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap)
诱导 (誘導)yòu dǎoto induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce
诱发 (誘發)yòu fāto induce; to cause
诱饵 (誘餌)yòu ěrbait
拐杖guǎi zhàngcrutches; crutch
拐卖 (拐賣)guǎi màihuman trafficking; to abduct and sell

See also: Japanese symbol for “abduct”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.