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).

Spoken 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
入侵verbrù qīnto invade
侵犯verbqīn fànto infringe on
侵入verbqīn rùto make (military) incursions
侵略verbqīn lüèto invade
侵蚀verbqīn shíto erode
侵害verbqīn hàito encroach on
侵袭verbqīn xíto invade
侵占verbqīn zhànto invade and occupy (territory)
侵略者nounqīn lüè zhěaggressors
侵权verbqīn quánto infringe the rights of
侵扰verbqīn rǎoto invade and harass
侵吞verbqīn tūnto annex
侵略军nounqīn lüè jūninvading army
侵华verbqīn huáto invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
侵权行为nounqīn quán xíng wéitort
34
Total compounds
74
As first character
6
As last character
21
As middle character

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.

犯fàn
0.62422,276 co-occurrences
略lüè
0.61723,118 co-occurrences
入rù
0.60478,724 co-occurrences
蚀shí
0.5915,839 co-occurrences
靖jìng
0.51211 co-occurrences
害hài
0.4788,052 co-occurrences
扰rǎo
0.4701,522 co-occurrences
吞tūn
0.4331,360 co-occurrences
占zhàn
0.4275,366 co-occurrences
膜mó
0.42512 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

互不侵犯hù bù qīn fànHSK 7+

non-aggression

phrase
侵权行为qīnquán xíngwéiHSK 7+

tort

noun
侵蚀作用qīn shí zuò yòngHSK 7+

erosion

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

中時新聞網Feb 2026

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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

...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

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

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...

Tatoeba

一股寒流侵袭了欧洲。

Yī gǔ hánliú qīnxí le ōuzhōu.

Extreme cold covered Europe.

Tatoeba

我们视健康为理所当然, 直到疾病侵袭。

Wǒmen shì jiànkāng wèi lǐsuǒdāngrán, zhídào jíbìng qīnxí.

We take health for granted until illness intervenes.

Tatoeba

法律不应受到侵犯。

Fǎlǜ bù yīng shòudào qīnfàn.

The law should not be violated.

Tatoeba

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

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), 彐 (structural), 冖 (structural), 又 (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 34 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 侵 (qīn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qīn: 亲 (parent), 勤 (diligent), 琴 (guqin 古琴 (a type of zither)), 秦 (Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇), 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.