劝诱
quàn​yòu

entice

劝 quàn recommend Simplified

The power 力 beside 又 the throne

Components

又
又 Meaning component
yòu again
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

诱 yòu persuade Simplified

To use elegant 秀 words 讠; 秀 also provides the pronunciation

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
秀
秀 SoundMeaning component
xiù elegant, excellent

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

勸 quàn recommend Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
雚
雚 Sound component
guàn, huán heron

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhjwonHC.qʷʰar-sencourage
Zhengzhangkʰons
Unicodekiuæ̀n

說文解字

勉也。从力雚聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

誘 yòu persuade Traditional

To use elegant 秀 words 言; 秀 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
秀
秀 SoundMeaning component
xiù elegant, excellent

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartyuwXluʔlead; influence
Zhengzhangluʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica