Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 宫

surname Gong

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

Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
Tiangong, Chinese space station program

palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea

cervix; the neck of the uterus

castration (archaic punishment)

Crown Prince's chambers
by extension, the Crown Prince
erotic picture

Winter Palace (St Petersburg)
Hermitage Museum

temporary imperial residence

palace

imperial palace

palace
CL:座 (zuò)

court (of king or emperor)

White House

to castrate oneself

empress and imperial concubines or their residence

imperial empress
milady

gecko; house lizard

the Forbidden City
abbr. for 故宮博物院／故宫博物院 ( Gùgōng Bówùyuàn)

house (astrology)

Palace in the Moon (in folk tales)

uterus
womb

detached palace
imperial villa

maze
labyrinth

underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)

(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
(fig.) the doghouse
a state of disfavor

former imperial palace

imperial palace

harem
chambers of imperial concubines

contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

Taoist temple

uterus; womb

Miyamoto (Japanese surname)

Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

imperial concubine or palace maid
imperial secretary (old)

modes of ancient Chinese music

to enter the emperor's palace
(slang) to go to jail

palace apartments

to force the king or emperor to abdicate

underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology

lit. devils' castle
place occupied by sinister forces

palace maid
CL:個／个 (gè),名 (míng),位 (wèi)

Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)

the Louvre, museum in Paris

the Louvre, museum in Paris (Tw)

3-by-3 grid

pessary

cervix; the neck of the uterus

Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Miyazaki prefecture in east Kyūshū 九州, Japan

wall of the uterus

Jiǔgōng Shān

Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

Shàonián Gōng

Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities

(slang) to have served several sentences; recidivist; old lag

palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)

Shuǐjīnggōng

The Crystal Palace

birth by caesarean section

Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul

Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵／木栅 ( Mùzhà), Taipei

Yonghe Temple
Lama Temple (Beijing)

Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 ( Qín Shǐhuáng)
also pr. ( Efáng Gōng)

four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character

name of a famous opera
(slang) to go to jail for a second offense

Gōngchéngxiàn

Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

cultural palace

intrauterine device (IUD)

Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director

Dianji Temple in Keelung, Taiwan

Palais des Nations

the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊 ( Báiyáng), Taurus 金牛 ( Jìnniú), Gemini 雙子／双子 ( Shuāngzǐ), Cancer 巨蟹 ( Jùxiè), Leo 獅子／狮子 ( Shīzǐ), Virgo 室女 ( Shìnü), Libra 天秤 ( Tiānchèng), Scorpio 天蠍／天蝎 ( Tiānxiē), Sagittarius 人馬／人马 ( Rénmǎ), Capricorn 摩羯 ( Mójié), Aquarius 寶瓶／宝瓶 ( Bǎopíng), Pisces 雙魚／双鱼 ( Shuāngyú)

Měiquán Gōng

Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Rumphius's slit shell (Entemnotrochus rumphii), found in Japan and Taiwan

gōngjǐngguǎn

(anatomy) cervical canal

Lǔfú'ěrgōng

the Louvre

Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet

Báigōng Qúnyīng

The West Wing (US TV series)

chángōngzhéguì

lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

Aìlìshě Gōng

Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic

gōngbǎojīdīng

Kung Pao Chicken
spicy diced chicken

hángōngjǔzhǐ

(idiom) permeated with beautiful music

gōngbàoròudīng

stir-fried diced pork

Dànào Tiāngōng

Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空／孙悟空 ( Sūn Wùkōng) from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记

Gōngqí Wúlǎng

Miyazaki Gorō (1967-), Japanese film director

Báijīnhàn Gōng

Buckingham Palace

zǐgōngjǐng'ái

cervical cancer

dǎrùlěnggōng

to snub
to consign to the trash heap of history

zǐgōngjǐngguǎn

(anatomy) cervical canal

Fán'ěrsài Gōng

the Palace of Versailles, France

Shěnyáng Gùgōng

Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum

Píng'ān Shéngōng

Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan

Gōngzé Xǐyī

Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007), former Japanese prime minister

Mógōng Chuánqí

The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco

gōngbàojīdīng

gong bao chicken
spicy diced chicken

zhènggōngniángniáng

empress

Jiǔgōngshānzhèn

Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

zǐgōngjīliú

fibroid tumor of the uterus
hysteromyoma

Gùgōng Bówùyuàn

故宫博物院

[故宮博物院]

Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing
National Palace Museum, Taipei

Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng

克里姆林宫

[克里姆林宮]

the Kremlin

Bógéduō Hángōng

博格多汗宫

[博格多汗宮]

the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

gōngnèijiéyùqì

宫内节育器

[宮內節育器]

intrauterine device (IUD)

jiǔgōnggéshùdú

九宫格数独

[九宮格數獨]

sudoku (puzzle game)

gōngshāngjuézhǐyǔ

宫商角徵羽

[宮商角徵羽]

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

huángdàoshí'èrgōng

黄道十二宫

[黃道十二宮]

see 十二宮／十二宫 (shí'èrgōng)

pōugōngchǎnshǒushù

剖宫产手术

[剖宮產手術]

cesarean section

zǐgōngjǐngmǒpiàn

子宫颈抹片

[子宮頸抹片]

cervical smear (Tw)

zǐgōngnèibìyùnqì

子宫内避孕器

[子宮內避孕器]

intrauterine device (IUD)