荊 (ging1 | jing1) : thorns; rod; my wife

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荊

ging1

jing1

[a] thorns; brambles [b] rod; cane [c] (archaic) my wife

nasal-stop alternant: 棘 [gik1]

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

荊 / 荆

This word has been viewed 3422 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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洋紫荊 joeng4 zi2 ging1 yang2 zi3 jing1 = Bauhinia blakeana

紫荊花 zi2 ging1 faa1 zi3 jing1 hua1 = Bauhinia blakeana

負荊請罪 fu6 ging1 cing2 zeoi6 fu4 jing1 qing3 zui4 = to admit one's wrongs and ask for forgiveness

荊棘載途 ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 jing1 ji2 zai4 tu2 = to face many setbacks and adversities

紫荊 zi2 ging1 zi3 jing1 = Bauhinia blakeana

披荊斬棘 pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2 = hack one's way through difficulties

荊門 ging1 mun4 jing1 men2 = Jingmen (city in Hubei)

荊棘 ging1 gik1 jing1 ji2 = bramble

拙荊 zyut3 ging1 zhuo1 [PRC] zhuo2 [TW] jing1 = my wife [a self-deprecatory expression]

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Decimal representation of this word: 荊
Unicode code for this character: U+834a (off-site link)

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