荊
jīng
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Simplified 荆
- 1chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
- 2(literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
Example
若火燃起，點燃荊棘叢，燒及禾稼堆垛或田間立穗，則點火之人須賠償損失。
ruò huǒ ránqǐ diǎnrán jīngjí cóng shāo jí hé jià duī duǒ huò tiánjiān lì suì zé diǎnhuǒ zhī rén xū péicháng sǔnshī
If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.