| 披 |
pī jīng zhǎn jí | 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 |
| 披 |
pī | to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out |
| 荆 |
jīng | chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚国 |
| 斩 |
zhǎn | to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop |
| 棘 |
jí | thorns |