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chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment

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How 荆 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A plant 艹 armed with thorns 刂

components: 艹 开 刂

Words containing 荆

WordPinyinMeaning
大意失荆州 dà yi shī Jīng zhōu lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom); fig. to suffer a major setback due to n…
荆门市 Jīng mén Shì Jingmen, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
荆州区 Jīng zhōu Qū Jingzhou, a district of Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
荆州市 Jīng zhōu Shì Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
荆山 Jīng shān Thorny mountain (several); Mt Jingshan in Hubei
洋紫荆 yáng zǐ jīng Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
荆门 Jīng mén see 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4]
荆州 Jīng zhōu see 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4]; see 荊州區|荆州区[Jing1 zhou1 Qu1]
荆江 Jīng jiāng Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan
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
识荆恨晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner
大紫荆勋章 Dà Zǐ jīng Xūn zhāng Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong Kong's hon…
荆榛满目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
问荆 wèn jīng field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
识荆 shí jīng It is a great honor to meet you.
紫荆 zǐ jīng Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
寒荆 hán jīng (polite) my wife (old)
荆棘载途 jīng jí zài tú lit. a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)
拙荆 zhuō jīng my wife (humble)
披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles …