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Chinese symbol for “inducement”

诱因
yòu yīn
Traditional: 誘因
cause; triggering factor; incentive; inducement

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inducement is 诱因 (yòu yīn), defined as: cause; triggering factor; incentive; inducement.

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
因 yīn
cause, reason; by; because
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诱因.

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
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result

See also: Japanese symbol for “inducement”.

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.