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荆 [jīng]
1. Shrub that sheds leaves; it has long-stemmed, palmate lobed leaves, opens small blue-purple flowers, and its branches can be woven into baskets, etc. (also known as "Chu").
2. An ancient instrument of punishment made from twigs of the chaste tree.
3. One of the ancient "Nine Provinces" in China, an alternate name for the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period.
4. A humble reference to one's own wife in former times.
5. Surname.
荆 [jīng]
1. Name of a shrub, also called "Chu" (brambles).
2. A type of deciduous shrub from the verbenaceae family, with many varieties, including chaste tree, yellow bramble, and purple bramble. The branches are flexible and can be woven into baskets; the fruits can be used as medicine.
3. Twigs from the chaste tree, used as sticks for punishment in ancient times.
4. An abbreviation for Jing Mountain.
5. An ancient country name, the State of Jing.
6. An abbreviation for Jingzhou, one of the ancient nine provinces.
荆 [jīng]
1. My; belonging to me – a humble term for one’s wife in former times.
2. Poor.
荆 [jīng]
1. Name of a shrub, also known as "Chu".
2. An ancient instrument of punishment made from twigs of the chaste tree.
3. Abbreviation for Jing Mountain.
4. Abbreviation for the ancient State of Jing.
5. Abbreviation for Jingzhou, one of the ancient nine provinces.
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