故宫博物院 gùgōngbówùyuàn Palace Museum Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 故宫 故宮 gùgōng the Forbidden City Specifically refers to the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing; also known as the 紫禁城 zǐjìnchéng.博物院 bówùyuàn museum a museum or natural science institute, typically one of a larger scale