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侵

qīn

HSK 6 Character

What 侵 means

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

Example sentences

• 他侵犯了她的隐私。
  Tā qīnfàn le tā de yǐnsī.
  He intruded on her privacy.
• 不要侵犯她的隐私。
  Bù yào qīnfàn tā de yǐnsī.
  Don't intrude on her privacy.
• 卫兵神圣,不可侵犯
  Wèibīng shénshèng, bùkěqīnfàn
  The guards are sacred and inviolable.
• 法律不应受到侵犯。
  The law should not be violated.
• 侵略者注定要被打败。
  Qīnlüèzhě zhùdìng yào bèi dǎbài.
  The aggressors are bound to be defeated.
• 一股寒流侵袭了欧洲。
  Yī gǔ hánliú qīnxí le ōuzhōu.
  A cold snap spread across Europe.

Words starting with 侵

• 侵略qīn lüèto invade; invasion
• 侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on; to violate
• 侵权qīn quánto infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement
• 侵害qīn hàito encroach on; to infringe on
• 侵华qīn Huáto invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)
• 侵略者qīn lüè zhěaggressors; invaders
• 侵占qīn zhànto invade and occupy (territory)
• 侵入qīn rùto make (military) incursions; to invade; to intrude into
• 侵蚀qīn shíto erode; to corrode
• 侵袭qīn xíto invade; to assail; onslaught
• 侵吞qīn tūnto annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle
• 侵扰qīn rǎoto invade and harass
• 侵限qīn xiànintrusion; perimeter breach; (esp.) (of a person or a foreign object) to breach the…
• 侵入性qīn rù xìnginvasive (e.g. disease or procedure)
• 侵入者qīn rù zhěintruder; invader
• 侵害人qīn hài rénperpetrator
• 侵略军qīn lüè jūninvading army
• 侵权行为qīn quán xíng wéitort; infringement (of sb's rights)
• 侵略战争qīn lüè zhàn zhēngwar of aggression
• 侵夜qīn yè(literary) nightfall; night
• 侵删qīn shān(net slang) if this is an infringement of copyright, please notify me and I will remove it
• 侵彻qīn chè(of a projectile) to penetrate (armor etc)
• 侵晨qīn chéntowards dawn
• 侵入岩qīn rù yánintrusive rock

Words containing 侵

• 入侵rù qīnto invade
• 入侵者rù qīn zhěintruder
• 性侵xìng qīnto sexually assault
• 性侵害xìng qīn hàisexual assault (law)
• 性侵犯xìng qīn fànto assault sexually; to molest
• 不可侵犯bù kě qīn fàninviolable
• 互不侵犯hù bù qīn fànnon-aggression
• 入侵物种rù qīn wù zhǒnginvasive species
• 神圣不可侵犯shén shèng bù kě qīn fànsacred; inviolable

Characters that look like 侵

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 使shǐto make; to cause; to enable
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable
• 债zhàidebt
• 浸jìnto immerse; to soak; to steep
• 俊jùnsmart; eminent; handsome
• 倩qiànpretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help

Sounds the same

Read qīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 亲parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 钦to respect; to admire; to venerate
• 衾coverlet; quilt
• 嵚loftiness (of mountain)
• 骎fleet horse
• 綅red silk crest of helmet