Chinese symbol for “entice”
诱惑
yòu huò
Traditional: 誘惑
to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
The closest CC-CEDICT match for entice is 诱惑 (yòu huò), defined as: to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “entice”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诱骗 (誘騙) | yòu piàn | to entice; to lure |
| 蛊惑 (蠱惑) | gǔ huò | to entice; to lead astray |
| 挑动 (挑動) | tiǎo dòng | to entice; to arouse |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke |
| 拉拢 (拉攏) | lā lǒng | to rope in; fig. to involve sb |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诱惑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诱人 (誘人) | yòu rén | attractive; alluring; captivating |
| 引诱 (引誘) | yǐn yòu | to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap) |
| 诱导 (誘導) | yòu dǎo | to induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce |
| 诱发 (誘發) | yòu fā | to induce; to cause |
| 诱饵 (誘餌) | yòu ěr | bait |
| 困惑 | kùn huò | bewildered; perplexed |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt; to distrust |
| 迷惑 | mí huo | to puzzle; to confuse |
See also: Japanese symbol for “entice”.
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.
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