Forbidden City in Chinese (Mandarin): 故宫 (gùgōng)
故宫
gùgōng
Forbidden City
- Simplified
- 故宫
- Traditional
- 故宮
- Pinyin
- gùgōng
- Typed as
- gugong
Use it in a sentence
皇帝住在故宫。
皇帝住在故宮。
The emperor lived in the Forbidden City.
The characters in 故宫
故
Old, former.
9 strokes
宫 / 宮
Palace. 宀 (roof) is on top.
9 strokes
故宫 is the "former palace" in Beijing. Its old name, 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng), means the Forbidden City.
More examples with 故宫
故宫在北京。
故宮在北京。
Gùgōng zài Běijīng.
The Forbidden City is in Beijing.
故宫有很多房间。
故宮有很多房間。
Gùgōng yǒu hěn duō fángjiān.
The Forbidden City has many rooms.
How to write 故宫 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
故 9 strokes
宫 9 strokes
In Traditional characters:
宮 10 strokes
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