gōng

palace

Simplified form of . Pictograph of a building () with multiple rooms.

Components
宀 iconic component

  Iconic component

mián

  

roof

◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts two rooms.

Evolution

宫 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

gōng

palace, temple, dwelling, enclose; palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale

() 

Gōng

surname Gong

Most common words with 宫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

palace

白宫

White House

子宫

uterus

宫殿

palace

迷宫

maze