宮
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gōng · palace

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 宮

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See how 宮 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

宀Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 宮

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Example sentences

Notice where 宮 sits in each complete thought.

Gōng qí bú shì tā wǎng rì de yàng zǐ le.宮崎不是它往日的樣子了。

Miyazaki is not what it used to be.

Source: Tatoeba #786122 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wéi le yǎn shì zì jǐ gōng zhǔ de shēn fèn, nǚ bàn nán zhuāng, táo chū le huáng gōng.她為了掩飾自己公主的身份,女扮男裝,逃出了皇宮。

To hide the fact that she's a princess, she disguised herself as a boy and escaped the palace.

Source: Tatoeba #1452316 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huáng gōng jǐng wèi sēn yán.皇宮警衞森嚴。

The palace was heavily guarded.

Source: Tatoeba #433917 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 宮 in context

  1. Say gōng, then recall the core meaning: palace.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 宮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.