荆棘

Traditional form:

荊棘

Pinyin (reading):

jīngjí

Definitions:

• thistles and thorns
• brambles
• thorny undergrowth

Characters:

• 荆 - thorns, brambles; surname
• 棘 - jujube tree; thorns, brambles

Traditional characters:

• 荊 - thorns, brambles; surname
• 棘 - jujube tree; thorns, brambles