Chinese symbol for “infringe”
侵
qīn
to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach
The closest CC-CEDICT match for infringe is 侵 (qīn), defined as: to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “infringe”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入侵 | rù qīn | to invade |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade; invasion |
| 侵害 | qīn hài | to encroach on; to infringe on |
| 侵入 | qīn rù | to make (military) incursions; to invade |
| 侵权 (侵權) | qīn quán | to infringe the rights of; to violate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “infringe”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.