Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:

Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 荆棘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
荆棘 jīng jí - thistles and thorns
- brambles
- thorny undergrowth

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 16,928 24,859 16,144

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
荆 jīng- chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
- alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]
棘 jí- thorns

Other Words Containing 荆棘

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
荆棘 - 9 16,928 24,859 16,144