诱奸 (yòu jiān) — to seduce (someone) into sexual intercourse through deception or inducement; to commit statutory rape (sexual intercourse with a minor below the age of consent)

Definition

A serious legal/crime term: to seduce someone into sex by deception, or to have sex with a minor (statutory rape). Not the everyday word for 'rape' (强奸), which implies physical force.

verb
to seduce (someone) into sexual intercourse through deception or inducementto commit statutory rape (sexual intercourse with a minor below the age of consent)

Examples

  • 诱奸。
    Tā yīn yòu jiān wèi chéng nián rén bèi pàn chǔ shí nián yǒu qī tú xíng.
    He was sentenced to ten years in prison for statutory rape of a minor.
  • 诱奸。
    Zhè qǐ yòu jiān àn zài shè huì shàng yǐn qǐ le jí dà guān zhù.
    This statutory rape case has drawn enormous public attention.
  • 诱奸。
    Fǎ lǜ yán lì dǎ jī lì yòng zhí quán yòu jiān tā rén de xíng wéi.
    The law severely cracks down on the act of using one's authority to seduce others into sexual intercourse.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

诱yòulure
奸jiānrape

诱 (lure) and 奸 (rape) combine to mean luring someone into sexual intercourse.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誘; 诱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, language
Sound part声符shēngfú
秀
秀xiù誘yòu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誘 pairs 言 (word, language) with 秀, which supplies the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
干
干gān奸jiān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

奸 is written with 女 (woman) on the left and 干 on the right; the evidence says 干 gives the sound and 女 marks the meaning.

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