Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)/alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

jīng

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄥ

Jyutping

ging1

Example sentences

人生的旅途布滿了荊棘,但我們必須前行。
人生的旅途布满了荆棘,但我们必须前行。

Life's journey is full of thorns, but we must move forward.

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