侵 (cam1 | qin1) : invade, encroach upon

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侵

cam1

qin1

[1] invade; encroach upon; intrude into
[2] approach; draw near; move gradually

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

侵

This word has been viewed 6926 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Oct 2009 15:36

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入侵 jap6 cam1 ru4 qin1 = to invade

侵佔 cam1 zim3 qin1 zhan4 = to invade and occupy (a territory)

侵入 cam1 jap6 qin1 ru4 = to make an incursion; to invade; to intrude

侵害 cam1 hoi6 qin1 hai4 = to encroach; to infringe

侵犯 cam1 faan6 qin1 fan4 = to encroach; to infringe; to violate

侵略 cam1 loek6 qin1 lve4 = invasion; encroachment

侵蝕 cam1 sik6 qin1 shi2 = to erode; to corrode; erosion

侵權 cam1 kyun4 = infringement; to infringe

性侵犯 sing3 cam1 faan6 xing4 qin1 fan4 = to sexually violate 粵

不可侵犯權 bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6 kyun4 bu4 ke3 qin1 fan4 quan2 = inviolability 國

土壤侵蝕 tou2 joeng6 cam1 sik6 tu3 rang3 qin1 shi2 = soil erosion

侵入性 cam1 jap6 sing3 qin1 ru4 xing4 = invasive (e.g., disease or procedure)

侵入者 cam1 jap6 ze2 qin1 ru4 zhe3 = intruder; invader

侵吞 cam1 tan1 qin1 tun1 = to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle

侵截 cam1 zit6 qin1 jie2 = to hack (computer)

侵截者 cam1 zit6 ze2 qin1 jie2 zhe3 = (computer) hacker

侵晨 cam1 san4 qin1 chen2 = towards dawn

侵襲 cam1 zaap6 qin1 xi2 = to invade and attack

財產不可侵犯 coi4 caan2 bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6 cai2 chan3 bu4 ke3 qin1 fan4 = [n] inviolability of property 國

侵權行為 cam1 kyun4 hang4 wai4 qin1 quan2 xing2 wei2 = tort; infringement act

侵犯版權 cam1 faan6 baan2 kyun4 = infringed copyright

侵犯私隱 cam1 faan6 si1 jan2 = invade people’s privacy/threaten privacy

侵華 cam1 waa4 qin1 hua2 = to invade China (referring to 19th Cent. imperialist powers and Japan)

侵擾 cam1 jiu2 qin1 rao3 = invade and harass; intrude on

入侵者 jap6 cam1 ze2 ru4 qin1 zhe3 = intruder; invader

入侵預防系統 jap6 cam1 jyu6 fong4 hai6 tung2 ru4 qin1 yu4 fang2 xi4 tong3 = intrusion prevention system

神聖不可侵犯 san4 sing3 bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6 shen2 sheng4 bu4 ke4 qin1 fan4 = sacred and inviolable

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+4fb5 (off-site link)

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