宮U+5BAE10 STROKES
Entry·pron. gōng
ㄍㄨㄥ
“Palace or large building; temple; a surname; the first note of the pentatonic scale; castration as punishment.”
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- 故宮ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥformer imperial palace; the Forbidden City in Beijing; the Palace Museum (Beijing or Taipei)
- 白宮ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄥthe White House; the official residence and workplace of the U.S. president in Washington, D.C.; often used as a metonym for the U.S. president and their administration.
- 宮廷ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˊimperial court; royal palace and its administration; the sovereign's residence and governing center.
- 子宮ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥuterus; womb; the hollow muscular organ in female mammals where offspring develop; located in the pelvis between bladder and rectum
- 皇宮ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥimperial palace; residence of an emperor or monarch; grand palace used by a ruling sovereign
- 宮殿ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˋpalace; a grand residence for royalty or a head of state.
- 宮女ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄩˇpalace maid; a woman servant in a palace or royal household.
- 迷宮ㄇㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥmaze; labyrinth; a confusing or intricate situation that is hard to navigate or resolve
- 後宮ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥthe imperial harem; the residence of concubines; later refers to the empress and concubines
- 天后宮ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥa temple dedicated to the goddess Mazu; a temple of the Queen of Heaven; a temple of the Empress of Heaven
- 朝天宮ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥa temple dedicated to Mazu as the main deity; specifically the famous Mazu temple in Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
- 入宮ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥto enter the imperial palace
- 宮廟ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple; a building for religious worship, especially in Chinese folk religion.
- 清宮ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥthe imperial palace; the Qing dynasty palace; the Forbidden City in Beijing; the Qing court.
- 王宮ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥpalace where an emperor or king resides; a royal palace; a sacred altar for rituals
- 東宮ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥancient residence of the crown prince; by extension, the crown prince; also a compound surname
- 進宮ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥto enter the palace; to be summoned to the imperial court
- 子宮頸癌ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊcervical cancer; a common women's cancer in Taiwan linked to human papillomavirus infection, with abnormal bleeding as a typical symptom; preventable through regular Pap smear screening
- 子宮頸ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇcervix; the narrow lower part of the uterus connecting to the vagina
- 天宮ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥheavenly palace; celestial court where the Heavenly Emperor dwells
- 行宮ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥtemporary residence of an emperor during travel or inspection tours
- 鎮瀾宮ㄓㄣˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥrenowned Mazu temple in Dajia, Taichung; famous for its annual pilgrimage procession
- 羅浮宮ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥthe Louvre; former French royal palace in Paris, now a major art museum
- 奉天宮ㄈㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥTemple name meaning "Heaven-Worshipping Palace"; most notably Mazu Temple in Xingang, Chiayi, Taiwan
- 紫南宮ㄗˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥfamous Mazu temple in Nantou, Taiwan, renowned for lending lucky money to worshippers
- 宮門ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄣˊpalace gate; entrance to an imperial palace
- 寢宮ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥimperial bedchamber or residence of an emperor and his consorts; imperial mausoleum or tomb
- 宮崎駿ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋHayao Miyazaki (1941–), Japanese animator, director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli
- 保安宮ㄅㄠˇ ㄢ ㄍㄨㄥBaoan Temple; historic Taiwanese folk religion temple dedicated to Baosheng Dada, the god of medicine
- 龍宮ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥmythical palace of the Dragon King, said to be located underwater
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