宫 (gōng) — palace; public building dedicated to cultural or youth activities (e.g. 少年宫, 文化宫)
Definition
宫 (gōng) is the short form used mainly in compounds like 文化宫 or 少年宫. Standalone, it refers to a palace, but 宫殿 and 宫廷 are the more precise standalone words for 'palace'.
noun
palacepublic building dedicated to cultural or youth activities (e.g. 少年宫, 文化宫)
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 。Zhè zuò gǔ lǎo de gōng diàn bǎo cún dé fēi cháng hǎo.This ancient palace is very well preserved.
- 宫。Zhè ge chéng shì de wén huà gōng zhōu mò yǒu miǎn fèi zhǎn lǎn.This city's cultural palace has free exhibitions on weekends.
- 。Zhè zuò gōng diàn shì míng cháo jiàn zào de.This palace was built in the Ming dynasty.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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.
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