荆

荊
jīng
#2,546 most
frequent character
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

荆 uses 艹 'plants' as its picture part and 刑 xíng for the sound. It first meant a kind of shrub. From there came 'chaste tree'; the old name for Chǔ was borrowed for sound.

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Homophones

HSK 6
茎jīng
stalk, stem
精jīng
skilled, refined, excellent
经jīng
to go through, to endure
惊jīng
to shock
晶jīng
crystal
睛jīng
eye, eyeball
京jīng
capital city of a country, big

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