宫 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

宫 English definition

gōng

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to provide; to supply;
  • : public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal);
  • : meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics);
  • : to bow; to salute;
  • : 啇
  • : work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor;
  • : a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc);
  • : respectful;
  • : to attack; to accuse; to study;
  • : bamboo hat;
  • : upper arm; arm;
  • : scolopendra centipede;
  • : big; cup made of horn; horn wine container;
  • : body; oneself; personally; to bow;
  • 𥸲 : 𡱝

Words containing 宫, by HSK level