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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “invade”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade; invasion |
| 侵 | qīn | to invade; to encroach |
| 侵袭 (侵襲) | qīn xí | to invade; to assail |
| 来袭 (來襲) | lái xí | to invade; (of a storm etc) to strike |
| 寇 | kòu | to invade; to plunder |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 入侵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进入 (進入) | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income |
| 投入 | tóu rù | to throw into; to put into |
| 深入 | shēn rù | to penetrate deeply; thorough |
| 输入 (輸入) | shū rù | to import; to input |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to 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.