Dong Chinese dictionary

gōng

palace

Pictograph of a building (宀) with multiple rooms.

Components

宀 Iconic component

mián

roof

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts two rooms.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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 宮

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources