殿
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palace hall
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 殳 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 殿
- Common rank
- #2,236
- Unicode
- U+6BBF
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 殿
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无事不登三宝殿 | lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom); fig. to visit sb with an ulterior… | |
| 圣伯多禄大殿 | St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | |
| 太和殿 | Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the O… | |
| 大雄宝殿 | Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of venera… | |
| 森罗宝殿 | Yama's palace | |
| 森罗殿 | the Palace of the King of Hell 閻王|阎王[Yan2 wang5] | |
| 大殿 | main hall of a Buddhist temple | |
| 殿下 | Your Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness | |
| 神殿 | shrine | |
| 殿后 | to bring up the rear | |
| 正殿 | main hall of a Buddhist temple | |
| 殿军 | runner-up | |
| 圣殿 | temple | |
| 宝殿 | king's palace; throne hall | |
| 殿卫 | fullback (sports) | |
| 殿堂 | palace; hall; temple buildings | |
| 殿试 | court examination, the top grade imperial exam | |
| 偏殿 | side palace hall; side chamber | |
| 宫殿 | palace; CL:座[zuo4] | |
| 阎罗殿 | Yama's palace |
Sound family
These characters use 殿 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殿 sound part | hall; palace; temple | |
| 臀 | buttocks | |
| 癜 | erythema |