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荊

Simplified: 荆

jīng ㄐㄧㄥ

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

      literary

    • an early name for the state of Chu 楚国 chǔguó
    • surname Jing

Other words read jīng

In the same tone

  • 經 jīng classics
  • 驚 jīng startle
  • 京 jīng big
  • 精 jīng essence
  • 莖 jīng stalk

All 18 words read jīng

jing with other tones

  • 竟 jìng unexpectedly
  • 境 jìng border
  • 勁 jìng stalwart
  • 靜 jìng still
  • 景 jǐng scenery

All 49 words read jing in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 荊

    部首 radical
    艹 a form of 艸
    笔画 strokes
    9, with 6 after the 部首 The drawing takes 10 strokes, writing 艹 in another form.
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    艹刑

    Words with 荊

    Starting with 荊

    • 荊州市 jīngzhōushì Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 húběishěng
    • 荊門市 jīngménshì Jingmen, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 húběishěng
    • 荊江 jīngjiāng Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 长江, Hunan
    • 荊州區 jīngzhōuqū Jingzhou, a district of Jingzhou City 荆州市 jīngzhōushì, Hubei
    • 荊棘 jīngjí thistles and thorns

    All 10 words starting with 荊

    Ending with 荊

    • 紫荊 zǐjīng Chinese redbud
    • 拙荊 zhuōjīng my wife
    • 識荊 shíjīng It is a great honor to meet you.
    • 問荊 wènjīng field horsetail
    • 寒荊 hánjīng my wife

    All 6 words ending with 荊

    Containing 荊

    • 披荊斬棘 pījīngzhǎnjí break through hardships
    • 負荊請罪 fùjīngqǐngzuì lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment
    • 大意失荊州 dàyishījīngzhōu lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness
    • 大紫荊勳章 dàzǐjīngxūnzhāng Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong Kong's honors and awards system
    • 識荊恨晚 shíjīnghènwǎn It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner

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