荊

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]

surname Xing

punishment / penalty / sentence / torture / corporal punishment

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

thistles and thorns / brambles / thorny undergrowth

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 trail

to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom) / to suffer a major setback due to negligence

lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom) / fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence

Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)

to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)

Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)

Thorny mountain (several) / Mt Jingshan in Hubei

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei

Jingzhou district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei

lit. a path covered in brambles / a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)

IPTV (PRC media network)

IPTV (PRC media network)

thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles

Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan

Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor

(polite) my wife (old)

my wife (humble)