Chinese symbol for “invasion”
侵略
qīn lüè
to invade; invasion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for invasion is 侵略 (qīn lüè), defined as: to invade; invasion.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侵略.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入侵 | rù qīn | to invade |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on |
| 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 |
| 战略 (戰略) | zhàn lüè | strategy |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
See also: Japanese symbol for “invasion”.
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.