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侵

qīn
verb #19,731

Meanings

  1. 1 to invade; to encroach on
  2. 2 to violate

Examples

HSK 4
入侵者来了。
Rùqīn zhě lái le.
The invaders have come.
HSK 6
侵犯权利。
Qīnfàn quánlì.
To violate rights.

Tips

usage
侵犯 = to violate, 入侵 = to invade.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person (left-side form of 人)
Left person radical - a standing figure. Indexes 侵 in the human-action family alongside 你, 他, 们. Here it personifies the invader: someone advancing into territory that isn't theirs.
semantic
彐 jì
snout; broom-head shape
Upper-right 彐 - a hand or broom-head shape. In 侵 it pictures the head of a broom. The original scene shows someone sweeping forward step by step, gradually pushing into a space - the seed of the 'gradual encroachment' meaning.
semantic
冖 mì
cover
Middle-right cover 冖 - a small canopy. Sits between the broom and the hand below. In the encroaching-broom picture it represents the dust or debris being swept along, hinting at stealth: an invader covers ground bit by bit.
semantic
又 yòu
right hand
Lower-right 又 - a stylized right hand. Holds the broom from below. The full right-side stack 'hand wielding broom under cover' pictures the gradual sweep of an invading force. Together with the person on the left, 侵 reads as 'a person quietly sweeping into another's ground.'

Stroke Order

侵 qīn