荆
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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
Words containing 荆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 … |