gōng

palace

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

Roof (宀) + sound (吕) = a palatial dwelling

The roof radical anchors the meaning: a grand, enclosed dwelling. 吕 mainly contributes the sound gōng; the roof radical carries the semantic weight.

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这座殿建于很多年前。

zhè zuò gōng diàn jiàn yú hěn duō nián qián。

this palace was built many years ago.

里有很多古老的房间。

gù gōng lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǔ lǎo de fáng jiān。

inside the former imperial palace there are many ancient rooms.

Words with 宫

进宫

jìn gōng

to enter the emperor's palace

逼宫

bī gōng

to force the king or emperor to abdicate

阿房宫

ē páng gōng

also pr. [E1fang2 Gong1]

雍和宫

yōng hé gōng

Yonghe Temple

离宫

lí gōng

detached palace

魔宫

mó gōng

lit. devils' castle

魔宫传奇

mó gōng chuán qí

The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco

鲁佛尔宫

lǔ fú ěr gōng

the Louvre

黄道十二宫

huáng dào shí èr gōng

see 十二宮|十二宫[shi2 er4 gong1]

龙宫

lóng gōng

palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea

龙宫贝

lóng gōng bèi

Rumphius's slit shell (Entemnotrochus rumphii), found in Japan and Taiwan

九宫山

jiǔ gōng shān

Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei

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