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故宫

gù gōng

2-character word Traditional 故宮

What 故宫 means

1. former imperial palace

Other readings

故宫 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Gù gōngthe Forbidden City; abbr. for {故宫博物院|Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn}

The characters in 故宫

• 故gùhappening; instance; reason
• 宫gōngpalace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment)

Example sentences

• 贵族住在故宫的东边和西边。
  Guìzú zhù zài gùgōng de dōngbian hé xībiān.
  Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.

Words starting with 故宫

• 故宫博物院Gù gōng Bó wù yuànPalace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei

Words containing 故宫

• 沈阳故宫Shěn yáng Gù gōngMukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early…