诱导性 (yòu dǎo xìng) — inductivity; property of being leading or suggestive (e.g., of a question or advertisement)

Definition

A formal noun for the 'leading' or 'suggestive' quality of a question, ad, or message that nudges the listener toward a particular answer or choice — common in research, media, and legal contexts.

noun
inductivityproperty of being leading or suggestive (e.g., of a question or advertisement)

Examples

  • 诱导性，。
    Zhè ge wèn tí yǒu hěn qiáng de yòu dǎo xìng, róng yì yǐng xiǎng huí dá.
    This question is highly leading and easily influences the answer.
  • 诱导性。
    Diào chá wèn juàn zhōng bú yīng gāi bāo hán yòu dǎo xìng de tí wèn.
    Surveys should not include leading questions.
  • 诱导性。
    Guǎng gào de yòu dǎo xìng ràng xiāo fèi zhě zuò chū le bù lǐ xìng de xuǎn zé.
    The suggestiveness of the advertisement made consumers make irrational choices.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

诱导induce
诱yòulure导dǎoguide
联合Side by side
性xìngproperty

“诱导” means to lead or guide, and “性” is the quality of being leading or suggestive.

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.

Open 诱 →

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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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