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yòu

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yòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòu | you4
English translation
to tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide

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About yòu

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

yòu

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

To use elegant  xiù words  yán xiù also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of yòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

言秀

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Words with yòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
诱惑 yòuhuò to entice誘惑
诱人 yòu rén attractive誘人
引诱 yǐn yòu to seduce引誘
诱导 yòu dǎo to induce誘導
诱饵 yòu ěr bait誘餌
诱发 yòu fā to induce誘發
yòu to entice yòu
诱拐 yòu guǎi to abduct誘拐
诱因 yòu yīn cause誘因
诱骗 yòu piàn to entice誘騙
诱使 yòu shǐ to lure into誘使
诱捕 yòu bǔ to trap誘捕
利诱 lì yòu to use gain as a lure利誘
循循善诱 xún xún shàn yòu to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)循循善誘
诱奸 yòu jiān to seduce (into sex)誘姦
威逼利诱 wēi bī lì yòu to make threats and promises威逼利誘
劝诱 quàn yòu to coax勸誘
诱变剂 yòu biàn jì mutagen誘變劑
招诱 zhāo yòu to invite招誘
诱拐者 yòu guǎi zhě abductor誘拐者

yòu Decomposition & Compounds

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