宫

• 拼音: gōng
• 汉字拆解: 宫 = 宀 (roof) + 呂 (two chambers) — a large building with multiple rooms, i.e., a palace

含义

Palace; temple; womb. A large, grand building or bodily organ.

Multiple meanings: 1) Imperial palace: 故宫 (Forbidden City), 皇宫 (imperial palace). 2) Temple/hall: 少年宫 (children's palace/youth center). 3) Anatomy: 子宫 (uterus/womb). 4) Music: one of the five notes in traditional Chinese music. Common in place names and compounds related to grand buildings.

例句

1. 故宫是世界上保存最完整的古代木结构宫殿群。
2. 小时候我经常去少年宫学画画和弹钢琴。
3. 月宫的传说一直是中秋节文化的重要组成部分。

用法指南

语境: architecture, history, anatomy

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 故宫每年接待数百万游客。(The Forbidden City receives millions of visitors each year.)
• 这座宫殿建于明朝。(This palace was built during the Ming Dynasty.)

错误说法

• 把普通房子叫宫 (Don't call ordinary houses 宫 — it specifically refers to palaces or grand halls)

起源与历史

Pictograph showing a building with multiple rooms (宀 roof + 呂 two connected chambers). Originally meant a large residence with many rooms.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal