荆

jīng

Definitions

1. chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
2. alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[chǔ guó]

Words Containing 荆

• 荆棘 jīng jí: thistles and thorns
• 问荆 wèn jīng: field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
• 大意失荆州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu: lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)
• 大紫荆勋章 dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng: Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
• 披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí: lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
• 拙荆 zhuō jīng: my wife (humble)
• 洋紫荆 yáng zǐ jīng: Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
• 班荆相对 bān jīng xiāng duì: to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
• 紫荆 zǐ jīng: Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
• 荆山 jīng shān: Thorny mountain (several)
• 荆州 jīng zhōu: Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
• 荆州区 jīng zhōu qū: Jingzhou district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[jīng zhōu shì], Hubei
• 荆州市 jīng zhōu shì: Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
• 荆棘载途 jīng jí zài tú: lit. a path covered in brambles
• 荆楚网 jīng chǔ wǎng: IPTV (PRC media network)
• 荆楚网视 jīng chǔ wǎng shì: IPTV (PRC media network)
• 荆榛满目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù: thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
• 荆江 jīng jiāng: Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan
• 荆轲 jīng kē: 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)
• 荆门 jīng mén: Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
• 荆门市 jīng mén shì: Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei
• 识荆 shí jīng: It is a great honor to meet you.
• 识荆恨晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn: It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner
• 负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì: lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)