紫禁城ZǐjìnchéngTop 25000Meanings1. the Forbidden City2. the Imperial Palace in Beijing3. same as 故宫 (Gùgōng)Characters used紫purple禁to prohibit城cityExamples1明代Míngdài十五shíwǔ世纪shìjì初chū紫禁城Zǐjìnchéng是shì北京Běijīng的de中心zhōngxīn。In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.