zǐ​jīng

Chinese redbud

紫荆 紫荊 zǐ​jīng
Chinese redbud
the Chinese redbud; a deciduous shrub or small tree often grown for its bright purple flowers and used in traditional medicine
Hong Kong orchid tree
the Bauhinia blakeana, a legume tree with large purple flowers, famous as the floral emblem of Hong Kong (often used interchangeably with 洋紫荆 yáng​zǐ​jīng in mainland China)

Frequency

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1.82 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)