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荆

Traditional: 荊

jīng

jīng · ging1 (Jyutping)

  1. an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]
  2. chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
  3. (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
  4. surname Jing

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

荆

Meaning
thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
Radical
刂
Strokes
9
Components
⿰⿱艹开刂
Cangjie
TTLN
Four-corner
4240

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