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诱拐 (yòu guǎi) — abduct, kidnap

Definition

A formal, written term for 'abduct / kidnap', used in news and legal contexts (e.g. 诱拐案件). Stronger and more serious than 绑架, which often implies ransom or hostage-taking.

verb
abductkidnap

Examples

  • 诱拐。
    Tā men yòu guǎi le yí gè hái zi.
    They kidnapped a child.
  • 诱拐。
    Jǐng chá zhèng zài diào chá zhè qǐ yòu guǎi àn jiàn.
    The police are investigating this kidnapping case.
  • 诱拐。
    Nà ge nán rén yīn wèi yòu guǎi ér tóng bèi pàn le shí nián.
    That man was sentenced to ten years for kidnapping a child.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

诱yòulure
拐guǎiabduct

诱 and 拐 together describe luring and taking someone away.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
冎
冎guǎ拐guǎi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拐 pairs 扌, a hand radical written in full as 手, with 冎, which provides the sound guǎ.

Open 拐 →
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Crime & Police

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