宫殿 meaning in English

gōngdiàn

palace

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 宮殿22 strokes

Meaning of 宫殿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōngdiàn
  1. palace

Measure word: 座

宫殿 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā出chū生shēng在zài一yí个gè宫gōng殿diàn里lǐ,那nà宫gōng殿diàn已yǐ经jīng不bù存cún在zài了le。
He was born in a palace that isn't there any more.
远yuǎn离lí宫gōng殿diàn的de北běi方fāng及jí南nán方fāng是shì平píng民mín、商shāng人rén、工gōng艺yì师shī傅fù和hé工gōng人rén。
Farther from the palace and to its north and south were the commoners, merchants, artisans, and laborers.

Stroke order for each character

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宫 gōng · palace · 9 strokes

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殿 diàn · hall · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 宫殿.

皇宫huánggōngimperial palace
宫廷gōngtíngcourt (of king or emperor)
殿堂diàntángpalace; hall
殿下diànxiàYour Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness
迷宫mígōngmaze; labyrinth
子宫zǐgōnguterus; womb
神殿shéndiànshrine
圣殿shèngdiàntemple
王宫wánggōngimperial palace
十二宫shí'èrgōngthe twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astro
进宫jìngōngto enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail
后宫hòugōngharem; chambers of imperial concubines

Questions about 宫殿

What does 宫殿 mean?

宫殿 (gōngdiàn) means "palace" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 宫殿?

宫殿 is made of 2 characters: 宫 (9 strokes), 殿 (13 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 宫殿 an HSK word?

Yes. 宫殿 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 宫殿 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 宫殿 is written 宮殿.