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𠬶
jìn

to invade

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Depicts a hand (又) holding a broom (帚). Alludes to an army wiping away, or cleaning up, the enemy in war, therefore conveying the meaning "to invade".

Components

帚
帚 IconicRemnant component
zhou broom

Depicts a broom.

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.

Component uses

Sound (3)

侵寝寢

Meaning (1)

侵

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.636-637
Readings & variants
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