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 City是shìis一yíone座zuòseat宏伟hóng wěigrand的deof古代gǔ dàiancient times宫殿gōng diànpalace。