侵 (qīn) — (bound form) to invade; to intrude

Definition

侵 is a bound morpheme meaning 'to invade / intrude'. It only appears as the left half of compounds like 侵犯, 侵略, 入侵 — never on its own.

bound form

to invadeto intrude

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Zhè ge guó jiā céng duō cì zāo dào wài dí rù qīn.
This country has suffered foreign invasion many times.
。
Rèn hé guó jiā dōu bù néng qīn fàn tā guó zhǔ quán.
No country may violate another country's sovereignty.
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Lì shǐ shū xiáng xì jì zǎi le nà cì qīn lüè shì jiàn.
The history book records that act of aggression in detail.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

侵 combines 人 (person), 帚 (broom), and 又 (hand) into the image of a person with a broom in hand.

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