Chinese symbol for “tempt”

勾引

gōu yǐn

to seduce; to tempt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tempt is 勾引 (gōu yǐn), defined as: to seduce; to tempt.

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

勾 gōu

to hook, to join, to connect; to entice

radical 20 ⼓ · 4 strokes

引 yǐn

to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

radical 57 ⼸ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tempt”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
诱使 (誘使)	yòu shǐ	to lure into; to entrap
誂	tiǎo	to tempt

Related words

Other words that share a character with 勾引.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
勾结 (勾結)	gōu jié	to collude with; to collaborate with
勾当 (勾當)	gòu dàng	shady business
勾勒	gōu lè	to draw the outline of; to outline
勾搭	gōu da	to gang up; to fool around with
勾起	gōu qǐ	to evoke; to induce
引起	yǐn qǐ	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
吸引	xī yǐn	to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
引发 (引發)	yǐn fā	to lead to; to trigger

See also: Japanese symbol for “tempt”.

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.