荆荊

meaning for 荆 jīng:

• - chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
• - alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚国 thistles and thorns
• - brambles
• - thorny undergrowthChinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
• - fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
• - to break through hardships
• - to blaze a new traillit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
• - fig. to offer sb a humble apologyThorny mountain (several)
• - Mt Jingshan in Hubei