懂中文 Dong Chinese

荆

jīng

thorns

A plant 艹 armed with thorns 刂

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

开 meaning component

开  Meaning component

kāi

  

open

刂 meaning component

刂  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

Evolution

荆 Oracle script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Oracle script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
荆 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
荆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
荆 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
荆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荆 (荊) 

jīng

thorns; brambles; my wife; cane; chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ​guó]

Most common words with 荆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荆棘

brambles

荆

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

荆州

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei

披荆斩棘

to break through hardships

紫荆

Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)