宫 gōng palace
How to remember 宫: 宀 house + 吕 two rooms = palace. The little prince in the school play walks through a cardboard house with two rooms and calls it his palace.
Component breakdown
宫 = 宀 house + 吕 two rooms
- 宀 house
- 吕 two rooms
The little prince in the school play walks through a cardboard house with two rooms and calls it his palace.
How it is used
- A palace - 皇宫 (huánggōng) imperial palace, 故宫 (Gùgōng) the Forbidden City, 宫殿 (gōngdiàn) palace hall.
- Also large public venues: 少年宫 (shàonián gōng) children's palace (youth center), 布达拉宫 (Bùdálā Gōng) Potala Palace.
- Anatomically 子宫 (zǐgōng) = womb/uterus.