南宫试 nángōngshì civil service examinations Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 南宫 南宮 nángōng [government office] (literary) An alias for the Ministry of Rites or the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.试 試 shì nounverb to take an exam (bound form) to take an examination; to test one's knowledge or skills