荆 — Chinese character
荆
jīng
thorns, brambles; surname
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 艹 开 刂
- Formation
- ideographic — A plant 艹 armed with thorns 刂
- Traditional
- 荊
Common words with 荆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荆棘 (荊棘) | jīng jí | thistles and thorns; brambles |
| 紫荆 (紫荊) | zǐ jīng | Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis) |
| 披荆斩棘 (披荊斬棘) | pī jīng zhǎn jí | lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way |
| 荆芥 (荊芥) | jīng jiè | schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine |
| 负荆请罪 (負荊請罪) | fù jīng qǐng zuì | lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology |
| 问荆 (問荊) | wèn jīng | field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) |
| 寒荆 (寒荊) | hán jīng | (polite) my wife (old) |
| 拙荆 (拙荊) | zhuō jīng | my wife (humble) |
| 洋紫荆 (洋紫荊) | yáng zǐ jīng | Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana) |
| 荆棘载途 (荊棘載途) | jīng jí zài tú | lit. a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom) |
| 荆榛满目 (荊榛滿目) | jīng zhēn mǎn mù | thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles |
| 识荆 (識荊) | shí jīng | It is a great honor to meet you. |
English words written with 荆
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.