诱骗
yòu​piàn

lure

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

骗 piàn swindle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 騙.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
扁
扁 Sound component
biǎn flat

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

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

騙 piàn swindle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
扁
扁 Sound component
biǎn flat

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphjienHphen(ʔ)-s to fool, to cheat

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart