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gōng

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gōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōng | gong1
English translation
palace; surname

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About gōng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

gōng

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

roof

Etymology of gōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宀呂

Semantic compound

gài

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of gōng . Pictograph of a building with two floors.

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Words with gōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Gōng palace gōng
白宫 Bái gōng White House白宮
子宫 zǐ gōng uterus子宮
宫殿 gōngdiàn palace宮殿
迷宫 mí gōng maze迷宮
皇宫 huáng gōng imperial palace皇宮
宫廷 gōng tíng court (of king or emperor)宮廷
南宫 Nán gōng Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台 Xíng tái [Xíng​tái], Hebei南宮
故宫 Gù gōng the Forbidden City故宮
后宫 hòu gōng harem後宮
宫女 gōng nǚ palace maid宮女
宫颈 gōng jǐng cervix宮頸
王宫 wáng gōng imperial palace王宮
天宫 Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)天宮
克里姆林宫 Kè lǐ mǔ lín Gōng the Kremlin克里姆林宮
卢浮宫 Lú fú gōng Le Louvre, Paris Museum盧浮宮
文化宫 wén huà gōng cultural palace文化宮
宫崎 Gōng qí Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)宮崎
行宫 xíng gōng temporary imperial residence行宮
故宫博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn National Palace Museum, Taipei故宮博物院
布达拉宫 Bù dá lā gōng Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet布達拉宮
少年宫 Shào nián Gōng Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities少年宮
水晶宫 Shuǐ jīng gōng The Crystal Palace水晶宮
龙宫 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea龍宮

gōng Decomposition & Compounds

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