宫

gōng

imperial palace, a house in which supernatural beings live; heavenly palace, temple (used in a name), a place for cultural activities and recreation, womb; uterus

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palace; temple; womb

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palace

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gōng

n. palace, place for recreation, uterus

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1)

Gong1

surname Gong

2)

gong1

palace, castration (as corporal punishment), first note in pentatonic scale

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宫

gōng

名

（帝后太子等居住的房屋） palace:

故宫 the Imperial Palace

（神话中神仙居住的房屋） palace; paradise:

月宫 the moon; lunar palace：

魔宫 the devil's den;

迷宫 labyrinth

（庙宇的名称） temple (used in a name):

雍和宫 the Lama Temple of Peace and Harmony (in Beijing)

（文化娱乐用的房屋） a building for cultural activities and recreation:

少年宫 Children's Palace;

民族文化宫 the Cultural Palace of the Nationalities

{生理} （子宫） womb; uterus

{音} （古代五音之一， 相当于简谱‘1’） a note of the ancient Chinese five-tone scale, corresponding to 1 in numbered musical notation

（姓氏） a surname:

宫之奇 Gong Zhiqi

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Ⅰ. 宮|宫 [Gōng] ► surname Gong

Ⅱ. 宮|宫 [gōng] ► palace ► temple ► castration (as corporal punishment) ► first note in pentatonic scale