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Chinese symbol for “induce”

诱导
yòu dǎo
Traditional: 誘導
to induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce

The closest CC-CEDICT match for induce is 诱导 (yòu dǎo), defined as: to induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) to induce.

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
导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “induce”

WordPinyinMeaning
诱发 (誘發)yòu fāto induce; to cause
促使cù shǐto prompt; to induce; to spur
诱惑 (誘惑)yòu huòto entice; to lure
导出 (導出)dǎo chūto derive; derived
𫍲 (謏)sǒuto induce

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诱导.

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)
诱发 (誘發)yòu fāto induce; to cause
诱饵 (誘餌)yòu ěrbait
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer

See also: Japanese symbol for “induce”.

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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