jīng

thorn; bramble; old name for the Chu state

#2551

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2551st character
Radical ⼑ (18.8)
Strokes 9
Index # 1401
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

荆 jīng
  1. 1. alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu chǔ guó
  2. 2. chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

Stroke order

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Words containing 荆

Word Meaning
thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
to suffer a major setback due to negligence
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
(polite) my wife (old)
my wife (humble)
Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
Thorny mountain (several); Mt Jingshan in Hubei
Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
Jingzhou District in Jingzhou, Hubei
Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
lit. a path covered in brambles
IPTV (PRC media network)
IPTV (PRC media network)
desolate and overgrown with weeds; many woes
Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River cháng jiāng, Hunan
schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
Jing Ke, famous assassin of First Emperor
Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
It is a great honor to meet you.
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