jīng

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Source form: 荊 / 荆
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-dfaa53a0b5baf1a3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

荊 荆 [jing1] /chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus)/(literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment/

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Jīng

All readings
Source form: 荊 / 荆
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó] / surname Jing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-90cba96b235ff6a8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

荊 荆 [Jing1] /an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]/surname Jing/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 荊

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