𠬶

jìn

to invade

Depicts a hand () holding a broom (). Alludes to an army wiping away, or cleaning up, the enemy in war, therefore conveying the meaning "to invade".

Components
帚 iconic,remnant component

  Iconic Remnant component

zhǒu

  

broom

Depicts a broom.

又 iconic component

  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Depicts a hand.

Definitions

𠬶  

jìn

to invade

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+20B36
Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.636-637



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