荆 jīng

thorns; brambles; my wife; cane

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DEFINITIONS

  • thorns
  • brambles
  • my wife
  • cane
  • chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
  • alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]

STROKES

WORDS

荆棘 jīng jí thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail
负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology
大意失荆州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom); to suffer a major setback due to negligence
问荆 wèn jīng field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
大紫荆勋章 dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
寒荆 hán jīng (polite) my wife (old)
拙荆 zhuō jīng my wife (humble)
洋紫荆 yáng zǐ jīng Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
班荆相对 bān jīng xiāng duì to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
紫荆 zǐ jīng Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
荆山 jīng shān Thorny mountain (several); Mt Jingshan in Hubei
荆州 jīng zhōu Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
荆州区 jīng zhōu qū Jingzhou district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei
荆州市 jīng zhōu shì Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
荆棘载途 jīng jí zài tú lit. a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)
荆楚网 jīng chǔ wǎng IPTV (PRC media network)
荆楚网视 jīng chǔ wǎng shì IPTV (PRC media network)
荆榛满目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
荆江 jīng jiāng Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan
荆芥 jīng jiè schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
荆轲 jīng kē Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇)
荆门 jīng mén Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
荆门市 jīng mén shì Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
识荆 shí jīng It is a great honor to meet you.
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