荊 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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jīng

thorns

Evolution

Oracle script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

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[Chǔguó]

Most common words with 荊

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)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[k]reŋ	kjaeng	jīng	briar

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

2551st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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