The kanji character 拐 primarily conveys the meaning of "to abduct," "to kidnap," or "to lead astray." It implies taking someone away, often by force or trickery, or causing someone to go in a wrong direction. It can also imply the act of inducing someone to commit an illegal act.

・On-yomi (音読み): カイ (kai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): かどわかす (kadowakasu)

⚫︎誘拐 (ゆうかい) Translation: Kidnapping ⚫︎拐带 (かいたい) Translation: Abduction; enticement; seduction ⚫︎拐かす (かどわかす) Translation: To abduct; to kidnap

The kanji 拐 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. It is composed of the radical 手 (て - te, meaning "hand") on the left, which provides the semantic component, and 𠂤 (かい - kai) on the right, which provides the phonetic component, indicating the sound. Therefore, the structure indicates that the action of "abducting" involves the use of the hand.