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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
帚 又 人 ⿰⺅⿳彐冖又
Mandarin
qin1, qin3, qiu3
English
Definitions
to invade; to approach; to infringe; encroach upon; intrenchment; raid
Mnemonic
Like a person 人 holding a broom 帚 in their hand 又
Etymology
Notes
Shuowen says to make gradual progress; this character was originally broom 帚 in hand 又; person radical 人 was added later; sweep 帚 may have been a metaphor for encroachment