宫

gōng

palace

surname Gong; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale

Roof (宀) + sound (吕) = a palatial dwelling

The roof radical anchors the meaning: a grand, enclosed dwelling. 吕 mainly contributes the sound gōng; the roof radical carries the semantic weight.

宀+吕→宫
吕A surnamePhonetic
宀RoofSemantic

这座宫殿建于很多年前。

zhè zuò gōng diàn jiàn yú hěn duō nián qián。

this palace was built many years ago.

故宫里有很多古老的房间。

gù gōng lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǔ lǎo de fáng jiān。

inside the former imperial palace there are many ancient rooms.

Words with 宫

仙宫

xiān gōng

underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology

克里姆林宫

kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng

the Kremlin

天宫

tiān gōng

Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)

宫廷

gōng tíng

court (of king or emperor)

白宫

bái gōng

White House

雍和宫

yōng hé gōng

Yonghe Temple

宫崎骏

gōng qí jùn

Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director

进宫

jìn gōng

to enter the emperor's palace

逼宫

bī gōng

to force the king or emperor to abdicate

阿房宫

ē páng gōng

also pr. [E1fang2 Gong1]

离宫

lí gōng

detached palace

魔宫

mó gōng

lit. devils' castle

More characters with 宀

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