Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 荆


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Meaning

thistles and thorns

Pronunciation

jīng

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

grass, plant
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


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