宫 meaning and pronunciation

宫
Simplified character
宮
Traditional character

宫 English definition

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

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 供 : to provide; to supply;
  • 公 : 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);
  • 功 : meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics);
  • 匑 : to bow; to salute;
  • 厷 : 啇
  • 工 : work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor;
  • 弓 : a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc);
  • 恭 : respectful;
  • 攻 : to attack; to accuse; to study;
  • 篢 : bamboo hat;
  • 肱 : upper arm; arm;
  • 蚣 : scolopendra centipede;
  • 觥 : big; cup made of horn; horn wine container;
  • 躬 : body; oneself; personally; to bow;
  • 𥸲 : 𡱝

Words containing 宫, by HSK level

耕 殿