侵
qīn
#1,084 most
frequent character
to invade, to encroach, to infringe
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
侵 combines 亻 person with a part that means to invade and plunder. That part also supplies the sound. The first meaning was to plunder and invade. It grew to encroach or infringe, and then to get near to.
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