Historical Evolution
荆
Oracle
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
荆
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
荆
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
荆
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
荆
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
荆
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
荆
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
荆
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
荆
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
荆
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
荆
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
荆
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
荆
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
荆
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
荆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荆 / 荊 [jīng]
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔguó]
Japanese
noun
- thorny shrub
- wild rose; briar (often written 薔薇)
- thorn
- cusp
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
荊 けい
Kei surname
CHINESE WORDS (26)
荆棘 [jīngjí] #16,928
thistles and thorns
荆州 [Jīngzhōu] #16,185
Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
披荆斩棘 [pījīngzhǎnjí] #38,411
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
紫荆 [zǐjīng] #22,852
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
负荆请罪 [fùjīngqǐngzuì] #63,562
lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
荆门 [Jīngmén] #35,916
Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
荆轲 [JīngKē] #37,953
Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇)
荆州市 [Jīngzhōushì] #39,890
Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
荆江 [Jīngjiāng] #42,138
Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan
荆门市 [Jīngménshì] #44,623
Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
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