Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

palace

Chinese: 宫殿、宫廷;也指子宫、宫调。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gong” becomes a different word in each tone. 宫 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 宫殿gōng diànpalace
  • 皇宫huáng gōngimperial palace
  • 宫廷gōng tíngcourt (of king or emperor)
  • 宫人gōng rénimperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old)
  • 地宫dì gōngunderground palace (as part of imperial tomb)

Example Sentence

故宫是一座宏伟的古代宫殿。Gù gōng shì yí zuò hóng wěi de gǔ dài gōng diàn.The Forbidden City is a magnificent ancient palace.

故宫Gù gōngthe Forbidden Cityshìisonezuòseat宏伟hóng wěigranddeof古代gǔ dàiancient times宫殿gōng diànpalace