故宫

Traditional form:

故宮

Pinyin (reading):

Gùgōng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 宫 - palace; surname

Traditional characters:

• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 宮 - palace; surname