Memory phrase for the character: 荆

荆

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Meaning thistles and thorns

Pronunciation

jīng

Explanation

Above: plant 艹, bottom: punishment 刑 (Who openly 开 uses his knife 刂 is punished.)

Mnemonic
 
The plant, that can punish, are the thorns of the thistle.

Radicals

艹 grass, plant
刑 punishment, penalty
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 Vocabulary

荆州 Jīng zhōu  Jingzhou prefecture level city on Changjiang in Hubei
负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì  lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); to offer sb a humble apology
识荆恨晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn  It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner
识荆恨晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn  
识荆恨晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn  

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