侵 (qīn): to invade, to encroach, to infringe
侵 (qīn) is a Chinese character meaning “to invade.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural), 彐 (structural), 冖 (structural) and 又 (structural). It ranks #1085 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to invade
- to encroach
- to infringe
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入侵verb | rù qīn | to invade |
| 侵犯verb | qīn fàn | to infringe on |
| 侵入verb | qīn rù | to make (military) incursions |
| 侵略verb | qīn lüè | to invade |
| 侵蚀verb | qīn shí | to erode |
| 侵害verb | qīn hài | to encroach on |
| 侵袭verb | qīn xí | to invade |
| 侵占verb | qīn zhàn | to invade and occupy (territory) |
| 侵略者noun | qīn lüè zhě | aggressors |
| 侵权verb | qīn quán | to infringe the rights of |
| 侵扰verb | qīn rǎo | to invade and harass |
| 侵吞verb | qīn tūn | to annex |
| 侵略军noun | qīn lüè jūn | invading army |
| 侵华verb | qīn huá | to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan) |
| 侵权行为noun | qīn quán xíng wéi | tort |
侵 appears in 34 compound words: 74 as the first character, 6 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 侵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
他侵品很好，在村里很受尊敬。
tā qīn pǐn hěn hǎo , zài cūn lǐ hěn shòu zūn jìng .
He has excellent character and is highly respected in the village.
约陪酒变调!男性侵不成殴女服务生致坠楼 上诉遭驳回
yuē péi jiǔ biàn diào ! nán xìng qīn bù chéng ōu nǚ fú wù shēng zhì zhuì lóu shàng sù zāo bó huí
Agree to accompany the wine to change the tone! The man assaulted the female waiter and caused her to fall from the building, and the appeal was dismissed
守护儿少性侵案幸存者 宪法法庭3月2日开说明会
shǒu hù ér shǎo xìng qīn àn xìng cún zhě xiàn fǎ fǎ tíng 3 yuè 2 rì kāi shuō míng huì
Protecting Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse The Constitutional Court held a briefing on March 2
儿少性侵追诉 民团发起连署吁释宪修法并行
ér shǎo xìng qīn zhuī sù mín tuán fā qǐ lián shǔ xū shì xiàn xiū fǎ bìng háng
Child sexual assault prosecution Civil groups launched a joint petition calling for the interpretation of the constitution and the amendment of the law
...Seedance 2.0爆红 美影视业控侵权
. . . S e e d a n c e 2 . 0 bào hóng měi yǐng shì yè kòng qīn quán
... Seedance 2.0 became popular, and the US film and television industry accused of infringement
水牢性侵强迫堕胎样样来 联合国痛批东南亚诈骗园区...
shuǐ láo xìng qīn qiáng pò duò tāi yàng yàng lái lián gě guó tòng pī dōng nán yà zhà piàn yuán qū . . .
Water prison sexual assault and forced abortion come all kinds of United Nations criticize Southeast Asian fraud parks...
一股寒流侵袭了欧洲。
Yī gǔ hánliú qīnxí le ōuzhōu.
Extreme cold covered Europe.
我们视健康为理所当然, 直到疾病侵袭。
Wǒmen shì jiànkāng wèi lǐsuǒdāngrán, zhídào jíbìng qīnxí.
We take health for granted until illness intervenes.
法律不应受到侵犯。
Fǎlǜ bù yīng shòudào qīnfàn.
The law should not be violated.
注意不要侵犯她的隐私。
Zhùyì bù yào qīnfàn tā de yǐnsī.
Take care not to intrude upon her privacy.
Character Family
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