紫禁城 zǐ jìn chéng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Forbidden City
  2. the Imperial Palace in Beijing
  3. same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1]

CHARACTERS

紫 zǐ purple, violet; amethyst; surname
禁 jìn restrict, prohibit, forbid
城 chéng castle; city, town; municipality