Senses
荆/ 荊 chaste tree
(bound form) chaste tree; brambles; a deciduous shrub with flexible branches used for weaving baskets and fences
荆/ 荊 cane
(bound form) a cane or switch made of chaste tree wood, used in ancient times for corporal punishment; specifically used in the phrase 负荆请罪
荆/ 荊 [humble wife]
(bound form) a humble way to refer to one's own wife in former times, as in 拙荆
荆/ 荊 Chu State
(bound form) an alternative name for the state of 楚国 during the Zhou Dynasty; also used as a name for Jing Province, one of the nine ancient provinces of China
荆/ 荊 Jing
the surname Jing