TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
侵
ㄑㄧㄣ · qīn
verb — to encroach, invade; to infringe
字源 FORM — what the parts do
帚義a broom
A person (人) and a hand (又) holding a broom (帚), sweeping forward step by step. The picture is gradual advance — pushing in a little at a time. From that creeping push: 侵入、侵略, and the rights worn away under it — 侵害、侵權.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人（人）握帚（帚）在手（又），一掃一掃往前——地界就這樣被吃了進來。
A person (人) sweeps a broom (帚) in hand (又), stroke by stroke moving forward — and the border gets eaten inward.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)漸進、侵入— to advance gradually; to encroach常用
→侵略、入侵— to invade
⇒侵害、侵權— to infringe, violate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension