yòu

persuade

To use elegant  words  also provides the pronunciation

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

秀 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

xiù

  

elegant, excellent

Evolution

誘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
誘 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

yòu

persuade, entice, induce; guide; to entice; to tempt

Most common words with 誘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诱惑

to entice

诱人

attractive

引诱

to seduce

诱导

to induce

诱饵

bait