行宫 (xíng gōng) — imperial traveling palace (temporary palace used by the emperor on tour)

Definition

A temporary palace built for the emperor to stay in while traveling on inspection tours or to scenic spots — distinct from the main 宫殿 in the capital.

noun
imperial traveling palace (temporary palace used by the emperor on tour)
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 行宫。
    Zhè zuò xíng gōng shì qīng cháo huáng dì qù jiāng nán xún yóu shí xiū jiàn de.
    This imperial traveling palace was built when Qing emperors toured the Jiangnan region.
  • 行宫。
    Hěn duō gǔ dài de xíng gōng rú jīn yǐ chéng wéi lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn.
    Many ancient traveling palaces have now become tourist attractions.
  • 行宫，。
    Ē páng gōng bìng bú shì zhēn zhèng de xíng gōng, tā shì qín shǐ huáng de zhèng shì gōng diàn.
    The Epang Palace was not a real traveling palace; it was Qin Shi Huang's main palace.

Origin

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.

行xíngtravel
宫gōngpalace

行 traveling and 宫 palace combine for an emperor's temporary palace.

Characters in this word

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

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

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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