DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

紫微宮

简紫微宫 · 繁紫微宮

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ wēi gōng

palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
宮: Look up this written character
宫: gōng · palace

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–1–1 · zi3 wei1 gong1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

紫微宮 · find source passages ↗ · 紫微宫 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗