宫内 (gōng nèi) — inside the palace, within the palace

Definition

noun

inside the palacewithin the palace

宫内。
gōng nèi Yǒu hěn duō zhēn guì de wén wù.
There are many precious cultural relics inside the palace.
宫内。
Tā céng zài gōng nèi dān rèn shì wèi.
He once served as a guard inside the palace.
宫内。
gōng nèi Jìn zhǐ dà shēng xuān huá.
Loud noise is prohibited inside the palace.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

宫 names the palace and 内 gives the sense of inside, yielding the space within it.

Characters in this word

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.

宀呂宮

The traditional form 宮 is built from 宀 and 呂.

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

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.