(qīn): to invade, to encroach, to infringe

(qīn) is a Chinese character meaning “to invade.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural). It ranks #1085 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to invade
  2. to encroach
  3. to infringe

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
rù qīnto invade
qīn fànto infringe on
qīn rùto make (military) incursions
qīn lüèto invade
qīn shíto erode
qīn hàito encroach on
qīn xíto invade
qīn zhànto invade and occupy (territory)
qīn lüè zhěaggressors
qīn quánto infringe the rights of
qīn rǎoto invade and harass
qīn tūnto annex
qīn lüè jūninvading army
qīn huáto invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
qīn quán xíng wéitort
35
Total compounds
71
As first character
6
As last character
23
As middle character

appears in 35 compound words: 71 as the first character, 6 as the last, and 23 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

shí
0.67517,502 co-occurrences
lüè
0.62669,354 co-occurrences
fàn
0.62666,839 co-occurrences
0.613236,172 co-occurrences
hài
0.48524,156 co-occurrences
rǎo
0.4774,566 co-occurrences
zhàn
0.44816,050 co-occurrences
tūn
0.4394,080 co-occurrences
quán
0.43115,600 co-occurrences
0.4075,092 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

hù bù qīn fànHSK 7+

non-aggression

phrase
qīnquán xíngwéiHSK 7+

tort

noun
qīn shí zuò yòngHSK 7+

erosion

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

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约陪酒变调!男性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

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守护儿少性案幸存者 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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

儿少性追诉 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

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...Seedance 2.0爆红 美影视业控

. . . 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

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水牢性强迫堕胎样样来 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...

Tatoeba

一股寒流袭了欧洲。

Yī gǔ hánliú qīnxí le ōuzhōu.

Extreme cold covered Europe.

Tatoeba

我们视健康为理所当然, 直到疾病袭。

Wǒmen shì jiànkāng wèi lǐsuǒdāngrán, zhídào jíbìng qīnxí.

We take health for granted until illness intervenes.

Tatoeba

法律不应受到犯。

Fǎlǜ bù yīng shòudào qīnfàn.

The law should not be violated.

Tatoeba

注意不要犯她的隐私。

Zhùyì bù yào qīnfàn tā de yǐnsī.

Take care not to intrude upon her privacy.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced qīn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 侵 (qīn) mean in Chinese?
侵 (qīn) primarily means "to invade." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1085 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 侵 have?
侵 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 侵?
The radical associated with 侵 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 侵?
侵 is composed of: 亻 (structural), undefined (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻⿳彐冖又 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 侵?
Common words with 侵 include: 入侵 (rù qīn, "to invade"); 侵犯 (qīn fàn, "to infringe on"); 侵入 (qīn rù, "to make (military) incursions"); 侵略 (qīn lüè, "to invade"); 侵蚀 (qīn shí, "to erode"). There are over 35 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 侵 (qīn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qīn: 亲 (parent), 钦 (to respect), 秦 (Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇), 琴 (guqin 古琴 (a type of zither)), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 侵 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 侵 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.