宫

HSK 6

gōng

palace; temple

Alternative translations

temple

Explanation

temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale

Examples

宫殿

gōng diàn

Palace

五声音阶中的宫音

wǔ yīng shēng xiān zhōng de gōng yīn

The palace tone in the pentatonic scale