Come learn 3000+ Chinese characters with HanziHero!

→
HSK
7-9
荆棘

brambles

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jing1ji2 • jīngjí

Meaning

Primary

brambles

Alternatives

thorns, thorny undergrowth

Mnemonic

荆棘 Brambles refers to plants that are like 棘 thorn bushes in that they are covered in thorns, but also similar to 荆 vitex in that they are flowering plants that may produce fruit.

Usage

他 用 木棍 打开 了 荆棘 堆。

He used a stick to clear the pile of brambles.

穿过 荆棘 需要 穿 厚厚 的 衣服。

You need to wear thick clothes to get through the brambles.

荆棘 中 有 一些 野生 的 浆果。

There are some wild berries among the brambles.