• 980th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōng (Gong1)surname Gong
2. gōng (gong1)palace • temple • castration (as corporal punishment) • first note in pentatonic scale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
天宫 (天宮)
子宫 (子宮)
宫廷 (宮廷)
后宫 (後宮)
故宫 (故宮)
皇宫 (皇宮)

Uncommon

南宫 (南宮)
宫女 (宮女)
宫崎骏 (宮崎駿)
宫殿 (宮殿)
宫缩 (宮縮)
宫颈 (宮頸)
布达拉宫 (布達拉宮)
文化宫 (文化宮)
月宫 (月宮)
王宫 (王宮)
白宫 (白宮)
卢浮宫 (盧浮宮)
行宫 (行宮)
迷宫 (迷宮)
进宫 (進宮)
雍和宫 (雍和宮)
龙宫 (龍宮)

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  • 3446th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. quē (Que1)surname Que
2. quē (que1)used in place of 缺 (old) • mistake
3. què (que4)Imperial city watchtower (old) • fault • deficiency

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for quē (que1)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for què (que4)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

宫阙 (宮闕)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.