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Chinese symbol for “captivating”

诱人
yòu rén
Traditional: 誘人
attractive; alluring; captivating

The closest CC-CEDICT match for captivating is 诱人 (yòu rén), defined as: attractive; alluring; captivating.

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
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “captivating”

WordPinyinMeaning
风情万种 (風情萬種)fēng qíng wàn zhǒng(idiom) captivating; charming
妖媚yāo mèiseductive; captivating; alluring
活色生香huó sè shēng xiāng(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant; (of a woman) captivating; charming
眩丽 (眩麗)xuàn lìcharming; enchanting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诱人.

WordPinyinMeaning
诱惑 (誘惑)yòu huòto entice; to lure
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
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people

See also: Japanese symbol for “captivating”.

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.