Chinese symbol for “lure”
诱惑
yòu huò
Traditional: 誘惑
to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lure is 诱惑 (yòu huò), defined as: to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lure”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引诱 (引誘) | yǐn yòu | to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap) |
| 挑逗 | tiǎo dòu | to provoke; to entice |
| 放电 (放電) | fàng diàn | electrical discharge; (coll.) to lure |
| 饵 (餌) | ěr | pastry; food |
| 诱骗 (誘騙) | yòu piàn | to entice; to lure |
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 “lure”.
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.