南宫 (Nán gōng) — (surname) Nangong; (historical) Southern Palace, a palace in ancient China

Definition

A two-character surname (南宫) and also the name of an ancient palace. As a surname, it is usually written without a space, while the palace sense refers to a specific historical building.

noun
(surname) Nangong(historical) Southern Palacea palace in ancient China
Easily confused

Examples

  • 南宫。
    Nán gōng Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de lǎo shī.
    Mr. Nangong is our teacher.
  • 南宫。
    Nán gōng Shì gǔ dài de yí zuò gōng diàn.
    Nangong was an ancient palace.
  • 南宫。
    Nán gōng Xiǎo jiě zài yín háng gōng zuò.
    Miss Nangong works at a bank.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 南 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 宮; 宫 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀mián
  • 呂呂lǚ

The traditional form 宮 is built from 宀 and 呂.

Open 宫 →

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