宫 gōng — palace · English

宫

gōng

palace

At a glance · 宫

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「宫」甲骨文象数室相连，金文小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「宫」本义为房屋、宫室，后专指帝王之居。

Structure

从宀、从吕（或𢌛），会意字，象屋宇相连，本为居室、宫室。

At a glance

Pinyingōng

Radical宀

Strokes9

UnicodeU+5BAB

Character type会意

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English palace palace

Français palais Palais. «宫殿盘郁» : les palais.

Español palacio Palacio. «宫殿盘郁»: los palacios.

العربية قصر قصر. «宫殿盘郁»: القصور.

Русский дворец Дворец. «宫殿盘郁»: дворцы.

Common words

宫殿gōng diànpalace
故宫gù gōngForbidden City

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