荊

See also: 荆

荊	U+834A, 荊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-834A

← 草
[U+8349]

CJK Unified Ideographs

荋 →
[U+834B]

Translingual

Han character

荊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿一廿弓 (TMTN), four-corner 4442₀, composition ⿱艹刑)

thorns
brambles
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
my wife
cane

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1031, character 38

Dae Jaweon: page 1489, character 9

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 339, character 2

Unihan data for U+834A

Chinese

trad.		荊/荆
simp.		荆
alternative forms		𦮓𭱧𮏂

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (井) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
硎	kʰreːŋ, ɡeːŋ
耕	*kreːŋ
荊	*keŋ
井	*skeŋʔ
丼	kl'oːmʔ, skeŋʔ
妌	*sɡeŋʔ
穽	sɡeŋʔ, sɡeŋs
阱	sɡeŋʔ, sɡeŋs
汫	*sɡeːŋʔ
刑	*ɡeːŋ
形	*ɡeːŋ
邢	*ɡeːŋ
鉶	*ɡeːŋ
型	*ɡeːŋ
侀	*ɡeːŋ

Etymology

"shrub; alternative name of Chu": Cognate with Khmer ជ្រាំង (crĕəng, “to bristle”), Khmer ប្រែង (praeng, “bristle”) (Schuessler, 2007). The Chinese initial *k- could be a noun-forming prefix.
"(humble) my wife; poor": From the story of 荊釵布裙／荆钗布裙.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīng (jing¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn / kiâng
Eastern Min (BUC): gìng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jing
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹
  - Yale: jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing
  - Palladius: цзин (czin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹
  - Yale: gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn / kiâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin´ / giang´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ / giang¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴/, /ki̯aŋ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng
  - Tâi-lô: king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: kjaeng

Rime
Character	荊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	舉卿切
Baxter	kjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kiaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiajŋ/
Li Rong	/kiɐŋ/
Wang Li	/kĭɐŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ging¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]reŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*keŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	荊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jīng
Middle Chinese	‹ kjæng ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]reŋ/
English	briar
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	荊
Reading #	1/1
No.	6851
Phonetic component	井
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	驚
Old Chinese	/*keŋ/

Definitions

荊

chaste tree (Vitex); redbud (Cercis)
(historical) rod for flogging made of chaste tree twigs
負荊請罪／负荆请罪 ― fùjīngqǐngzuì ― to offer someone a humble apology, requesting punishment and forgiveness
(literary, humble) my wife
Short for 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu, “Jingzhou”).
Short for 荊山／荆山 (Jīng Shān, “Mount Jing”).
Alternative name for 楚 (chǔ, “the state of Chu in ancient China”).
a surname

Usage notes

The current standard in Mainland China, the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters (通用规范汉字表), does not mention any connection between 荊 and 荆 (jīng), which is reflected in A Dictionary of Current Chinese (现代汉语词典), Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) and Cihai (辞海 (Cíhǎi)).

Compounds

三荊／三荆
先荊／先荆
分荊／分荆
問荊／问荆
天荊地棘／天荆地棘
寒荊／寒荆
山荊／山荆 (shānjīng)
布荊／布荆
布裙荊釵／布裙荆钗
幸獲識荊／幸获识荆
拙荊／拙荆 (zhuōjīng)
披荊帶棘／披荆带棘
披荊斬棘／披荆斩棘 (pījīngzhǎnjí)
披荊棘／披荆棘
曼荊／曼荆
東荊／东荆 (Dōngjīng)
柴荊／柴荆
洋紫荊／洋紫荆 (yángzǐjīng)
滿地荊棘／满地荆棘
滿目荊榛／满目荆榛
牡荊／牡荆 (mǔjīng)
班荊／班荆
班荊道故／班荆道故
班荊道舊／班荆道旧
紫荊／紫荆 (zǐjīng)
紫荊花／紫荆花
紫荊關／紫荆关
老荊／老荆
肉袒負荊／肉袒负荆
舉動荊棘／举动荆棘 (jǔdòngjīngjí)
荊劉拜殺／荆刘拜杀
荊南／荆南 (Jīngnán)
荊南杞梓／荆南杞梓
荊天棘地／荆天棘地
荊妻／荆妻
荊婦／荆妇
荊尸
荊山／荆山 (Jīng Shān)
荊山之玉／荆山之玉
荊川集／荆川集
荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu)
荊布／荆布
荊扉／荆扉
荊杞／荆杞
荊柴／荆柴
荊條／荆条 (jīngtiáo)
荊棘／荆棘 (jīngjí)
荊棘律／荆棘律
荊棘銅駝／荆棘铜驼
荊楚／荆楚 (Jīngchǔ)
荊榛滿目／荆榛满目
荊浩／荆浩
荊璞／荆璞
荊芥／荆芥 (jīngjiè)
荊薪／荆薪
荊蠻／荆蛮 (Jīngmán)
荊軻／荆轲
荊釵布裙／荆钗布裙
荊釵布襖／荆钗布袄
荊釵裙布／荆钗裙布
荊釵記／荆钗记
荊門／荆门 (Jīngmén)
蔓荊／蔓荆
蓬門荊布／蓬门荆布
裙布荊釵／裙布荆钗
識荊／识荆
負荊／负荆 (fùjīng)
負荊請罪／负荆请罪 (fùjīngqǐngzuì)
銅駝荊棘／铜驼荆棘

Japanese

Kanji

荊

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: きょう (kyō)
Kan-on: けい (kei)
Kun: いばら (ibara, 荊); むち (muchi, 荊)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
荊
いばら Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

See 茨.

Noun

荊(いばら) or 荊(イバラ) • (ibara)

Alternative spelling of 茨

Korean

Hanja

荊 • (hyeong) (hangeul 형, revised hyeong, McCune–Reischauer hyŏng, Yale hyeng)

Vietnamese

Han character

荊: Hán Nôm readings: kinh

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References

vndic.net - 荊 kinh entry

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