懂中文 Dong Chinese

荊

jīng

thorns

Evolution

荊 Oracle script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
荊 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 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)