荆 (jīng): Thorny shrub — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 荆

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 荆

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

荆

艹grass

刑punishment

荆=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 荆

荆 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 荆

Common word with 荆

One common HSK word with 荆 is 荆棘, meaning "Thorn".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

fù负

jīng荆

qǐng请

zuì罪

，

xī

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艹grass

+刑punishment

A thorny plant (艹) that can punish (刑) like a whip — referring to the bramble or chastisement.

jīng荆

jí棘

Thorn

希

wàng望

dé得

dào到

yuán原

liàng谅

。

He carried thorns to ask for punishment, hoping for forgiveness.

jīng荆

zhōu州

shì是

sān三

guó国

shí时

qī期

de的

zhòng重

yào要

chéng城

shì市

。

Jingzhou was an important city during the Three Kingdoms period.

lù路

shang上

cháng长

mǎn满

le了

jīng荆

jí棘

，

hěn很

nán难

xíng行

zǒu走

。

The road is full of thorns, making it hard to walk.

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