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Chinese symbol for “invade”

入侵
rù qīn
to invade

The closest CC-CEDICT match for invade is 入侵 (rù qīn), defined as: to invade.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

入 rù
to enter, to come in; to join
radical 11 ⼊ · 2 strokes
侵 qīn
to invade, to encroach upon, to raid
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “invade”

WordPinyinMeaning
侵略qīn lüèto invade; invasion
侵qīnto invade; to encroach
侵袭 (侵襲)qīn xíto invade; to assail
来袭 (來襲)lái xíto invade; (of a storm etc) to strike
寇kòuto invade; to plunder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 入侵.

WordPinyinMeaning
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
收入shōu rùto take in; income
投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into
深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
输入 (輸入)shū rùto import; to input
侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on
侵略qīn lüèto invade; invasion

See also: Japanese symbol for “invade”.

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.

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