How do you pronounce 宫?

宫 is pronounced "gōng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 宫?

宫 is an HSK Level 6 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 6).

What words contain the character 宫?

Common words with 宫 include 仙宫 (underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology), 冬宫 (Winter Palace (St Petersburg)), 南宫 (Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei), 地宫 (underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)), 天宫 (Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)).

How do you write 宫?

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宫 (gōng), palace

Q: What does 宫 mean in Chinese?

宫 (gōng) means "palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

宫

gōng

palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale

HSK 6

Traditional: 宮

Character Breakdown

Radical: 宀 (no. 40)Traditional: 宮

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Definitions

palace
temple
castration (as corporal punishment)
first note in pentatonic scale

Example Sentences

故宫是明清两代的皇宫。

Gùgōng shì Míng Qīng liǎng dài de huánggōng

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties

Words Containing 宫

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
仙宫	xiān gōng	underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
冬宫	Dōng gōng	Winter Palace (St Petersburg)
南宫	Nán gōng	Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
地宫	dì gōng	underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
天宫	Tiān gōng	Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
子宫	zǐ gōng	uterus
九宫山	Jiǔ gōng shān	Jiugongshan nature reserve in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei
二进宫	èr jìn gōng	name of a famous opera
剖宫产	pōu gōng chǎn	Cesarean section
十二宫	shí èr gōng	the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子\|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子\|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍\|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬\|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶\|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚\|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]

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Related Words

合(gě)· 100 ml

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肉刑(ròu xíng)· corporal punishment (such as castration or amputation)

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商(shāng)· commerce

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徵(zhǐ)· 4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], roughly sol

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 6

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Words Containing 宫

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
仙宫	xiān gōng	underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
冬宫	Dōng gōng	Winter Palace (St Petersburg)
南宫	Nán gōng	Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
地宫	dì gōng	underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
天宫	Tiān gōng	Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
子宫	zǐ gōng	uterus
九宫山	Jiǔ gōng shān	Jiugongshan nature reserve in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei
二进宫	èr jìn gōng	name of a famous opera
剖宫产	pōu gōng chǎn	Cesarean section
十二宫	shí èr gōng	the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子\|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子\|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍\|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬\|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶\|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚\|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]