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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
宮 Gōng	宮 \| 宮* \| *宮	surname Gong	宫


宮 gōng	宮 \| 宮* \| *宮	palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale	宫


後宮 hòugōng	後宮 \| 後宮* \| *後宮	harem / chambers of imperial concubines	后宫


子宮 zǐgōng	子宮 \| 子宮* \| *子宮	uterus / womb	子宫


故宮 Gùgōng	故宮 \| 故宮* \| *故宮	the Forbidden City / abbr. for 故宮博物院｜故宫博物院	故宫


故宮 gùgōng	故宮 \| 故宮* \| *故宮	former imperial palace	故宫


白宮 Báigōng	白宮 \| 白宮* \| *白宮	White House	白宫


水晶宮 Shuǐjīnggōng	水晶宮 \| 水晶宮* \| *水晶宮	The Crystal Palace	水晶宫


迷宮 mígōng	迷宮 \| 迷宮* \| *迷宮	maze / labyrinth	迷宫


天宮 Tiāngōng	天宮 \| 天宮* \| *天宮	Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program	天宫


皇宮 huánggōng	皇宮 \| 皇宮* \| *皇宮	imperial palace	皇宫


冷宮 lěnggōng	冷宮 \| 冷宮* \| *冷宮	(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	冷宫


魔宮 mógōng	魔宮 \| 魔宮* \| *魔宮	lit. devils' castle / place occupied by sinister forces	魔宫


六宮 liùgōng	六宮 \| 六宮* \| *六宮	empress and imperial concubines or their residence	六宫


龍宮 lónggōng	龍宮 \| 龍宮* \| *龍宮	palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea	龙宫


打入冷宮 dǎrùlěnggōng	打入冷宮 \| 打入冷宮* \| *打入冷宮	to snub / to consign to the trash heap of history	打入冷宫


克里姆林宮 Kèlǐmǔlín Gōng	克里姆林宮 \| 克里姆林宮* \| *克里姆林宮	the Kremlin	克里姆林宫


王宮 wánggōng	王宮 \| 王宮* \| *王宮	imperial palace	王宫


凡爾賽宮 Fán'ěrsài Gōng	凡爾賽宮 \| 凡爾賽宮* \| *凡爾賽宮	the Palace of Versailles, France	凡尔赛宫


雍和宮 Yōnghé Gōng	雍和宮 \| 雍和宮* \| *雍和宮	Yonghe Temple / Lama Temple (Beijing)	雍和宫


布達拉宮 Bùdálāgōng	布達拉宮 \| 布達拉宮* \| *布達拉宮	Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet	布达拉宫


春宮 chūngōng	春宮 \| 春宮* \| *春宮	Crown Prince's chambers / by extension, the Crown Prince / erotic picture	春宫


月宮 yuègōng	月宮 \| 月宮* \| *月宮	Palace in the Moon (in folk tales)	月宫


二進宮 èrjìngōng	二進宮 \| 二進宮* \| *二進宮	name of a famous opera / (slang) to go to jail for a second offense	二进宫


文化宮 wénhuàgōng	文化宮 \| 文化宮* \| *文化宮	cultural palace	文化宫


地宮 dìgōng	地宮 \| 地宮* \| *地宮	underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)	地宫


羅浮宮 Luófúgōng	羅浮宮 \| 羅浮宮* \| *羅浮宮	the Louvre, museum in Paris (Tw)	罗浮宫


逼宮 bīgōng	逼宮 \| 逼宮* \| *逼宮	to force the king or emperor to abdicate	逼宫


行宮 xínggōng	行宮 \| 行宮* \| *行宮	temporary imperial residence	行宫


指南宮 Zhǐnán Gōng	指南宮 \| 指南宮* \| *指南宮	Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵｜木栅, Taipei	指南宫


十二宮 shí'èrgōng	十二宮 \| 十二宮* \| *十二宮	the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子｜双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子｜狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍｜天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬｜人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶｜宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚｜双鱼	十二宫


守宮 shǒugōng	守宮 \| 守宮* \| *守宮	gecko; house lizard	守宫


自宮 zìgōng	自宮 \| 自宮* \| *自宮	to castrate oneself	自宫


南宮 Nángōng	南宮 \| 南宮* \| *南宮	Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei	南宫


少年宮 Shàonián Gōng	少年宮 \| 少年宮* \| *少年宮	Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities	少年宫


冬宮 Dōnggōng	冬宮 \| 冬宮* \| *冬宮	Winter Palace (St Petersburg) / Hermitage Museum	冬宫


阿房宮 Ēpáng Gōng	阿房宮 \| 阿房宮* \| *阿房宮	Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 / also pr. [E1 fang2 Gong1]	阿房宫


白金漢宮 Báijīnhàn Gōng	白金漢宮 \| 白金漢宮* \| *白金漢宮	Buckingham Palace	白金汉宫


仙宮 xiāngōng	仙宮 \| 仙宮* \| *仙宮	underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology	仙宫


離宮 lígōng	離宮 \| 離宮* \| *離宮	detached palace / imperial villa	离宫


進宮 jìngōng	進宮 \| 進宮* \| *進宮	to enter the emperor's palace / (slang) to go to jail	进宫


黃道十二宮 huángdàoshí'èrgōng	黃道十二宮 \| 黃道十二宮* \| *黃道十二宮	see 十二宮｜十二宫	黄道十二宫


美泉宮 Měiquán Gōng	美泉宮 \| 美泉宮* \| *美泉宮	Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna	美泉宫


博格多汗宮 Bógéduō Hángōng	博格多汗宮 \| 博格多汗宮* \| *博格多汗宮	the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia	博格多汗宫


大鬧天宮 Dànào Tiāngōng	大鬧天宮 \| 大鬧天宮* \| *大鬧天宮	Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空｜孙悟空 from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记	大闹天宫


奠濟宮 Diànjìgōng	奠濟宮 \| 奠濟宮* \| *奠濟宮	Dianji Temple in Keelung, Taiwan	奠济宫


平安神宮 Píng'ān Shéngōng	平安神宮 \| 平安神宮* \| *平安神宮	Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan	平安神宫


幾進宮 jǐjìngōng	幾進宮 \| 幾進宮* \| *幾進宮	(slang) to have served several sentences / recidivist / old lag	几进宫


愛麗捨宮 Àilìshě Gōng	愛麗捨宮 \| 愛麗捨宮* \| *愛麗捨宮	Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic	爱丽舍宫


景福宮 Jǐngfúgōng	景福宮 \| 景福宮* \| *景福宮	Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul	景福宫


瀋陽故宮 Shěnyáng Gùgōng	瀋陽故宮 \| 瀋陽故宮* \| *瀋陽故宮	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	沈阳故宫


盧浮宮 Lúfúgōng	盧浮宮 \| 盧浮宮* \| *盧浮宮	the Louvre, museum in Paris	卢浮宫


紫微宮 zǐwēigōng	紫微宮 \| 紫微宮* \| *紫微宮	palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)	紫微宫


胞宮 bāogōng	胞宮 \| 胞宮* \| *胞宮	uterus / womb	胞宫


萬國宮 Wànguógōng	萬國宮 \| 萬國宮* \| *萬國宮	Palais des Nations	万国宫


魯佛爾宮 Lǔfú'ěrgōng	魯佛爾宮 \| 魯佛爾宮* \| *魯佛爾宮	the Louvre	鲁佛尔宫

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