宫gōng
palace. 9 strokes, radical 宀, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin gōngStrokes 9Radical 宀Band HSK 6Words 1
How to write 宫
Strokes 1–3 write 宀, then strokes 4–9 write 吕.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 宫 · the stroke-order rules
What 宫 is made of
宀 (gài, roof) and 吕 (lǚ, a musical note).
宀 carries the meaning — roof — and 吕 carries the sound.
Words that use 宫
| 宫 | palace 指古代帝王居住的宏伟建筑 巍峨古宫见证沧桑巨变。The towering ancient palace witnessed dramatic change. Lesson 584, 固本拓疆 · 艺苑流芳与经世济民 · Civic Governance & Cultural Renaissance |
More characters with the radical 宀
All 32 of them, and what the radical means, on the 宀 radical page.