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荊
Mandarin: jing1
Simplified: 荆
Definitions
  1. 1 chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
  2. 2 alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚国 Chǔ Guó [楚国]
  3. 3 thorns
  4. 4 brambles
  5. 5 cane
  6. 6 a dated way to address one's wife
  7. 7 cane
  8. 8 a surname
  9. 9 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 荊
荊棘
bramble; thistles and thorns; wild thorny undergrowth; briars
劉備借荊州
one refuse to return something borrowed
紫荊花
(flower) Cercis chinensis
披荊斬棘
hack one's way through difficulties
荊門
Jingmen (city in Hubei)
負荊請罪
to admit one's wrongs and ask for punishment and forgiveness
紫荊
(Flower) Bauhinia Blakeana, which is the city flower of Hong Kong (same as 洋�
洋紫荊
Bauhinia blakeana, frequently shortened as 紫荊 also called the Hong Kong orch
拙荊
my wife [a self-deprecatory expression] | Also 賤內
荊棘載途
to face many setbacks and adversities
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