qīn
invade
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𠬶 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 侵
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to infringe on | ||
to invade | ||
invasion | ||
to invade | ||
to encroach on |
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.636-637