宮
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Entry·pron. gōng
ㄍㄨㄥ
“Palace or large building; temple; a surname; the first note of the pentatonic scale; castration as punishment.”
Taiwan rank
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Radical
宀roof
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 故宮ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥformer imperial palace; the Forbidden City in Beijing; the Palace Museum (Beijing or Taipei)
- 白宮ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄥthe White House; the official residence and workplace of the U.S. president in Washington, D.C.; often used as a metonym for the U.S. president and their administration.
- 宮廷ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˊimperial court; royal palace and its administration; the sovereign's residence and governing center.
- 子宮ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥuterus; womb; the hollow muscular organ in female mammals where offspring develop; located in the pelvis between bladder and rectum
- 皇宮ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥimperial palace; residence of an emperor or monarch; grand palace used by a ruling sovereign
- 宮殿palace; a grand residence for royalty or a head of state.
- 宮女ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄩˇpalace maid; a woman servant in a palace or royal household.
- 迷宮maze; labyrinth; a confusing or intricate situation that is hard to navigate or resolve
- 後宮ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥthe imperial harem; the residence of concubines; later refers to the empress and concubines
- 天后宮a temple dedicated to the goddess Mazu; a temple of the Queen of Heaven; a temple of the Empress of Heaven
- 朝天宮ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥa temple dedicated to Mazu as the main deity; specifically the famous Mazu temple in Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
- 入宮ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
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