| 荆州市 |
Jīng zhōu Shì |
Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 |
| 荆 |
Jīng |
an early name for the state of Chu 楚国 / surname Jing |
| 荆 |
jīng |
chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment |
| 荆州 |
Jīng zhōu |
see 荆州市 / see 荆州区 |
| 州 |
zhōu |
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland) |
| 市 |
shì |
market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods |