Forbidden City Word Search
A free Forbidden City (Beijing) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on architectural features, history, and surrounding places, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Located in Beijing.
Words to find: FORBIDDEN, ZIJINCHENG, MERIDIAN, IMPERIAL, MING, QING, YONGLE, KANGXI, THRONE, PAVILION, GARDEN, POND.
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Forbidden City word list, defined
- FORBIDDEN /fərˈbɪdən/ · adjective
- Not allowed, permitted, or authorized; banned by an authority, rule, or law. It also describes something socially or morally proscribed. Related: prohibited, banned, outlawed, taboo.
- MERIDIAN /məˈrɪdiən/ · noun
- A great circle passing through the Earth's poles and used to specify longitude, or the highest point or culmination of something. In astronomy, a meridian is a great circle passing through the poles and the observer's zenith. Related: culmination, zenith, peak, high point.
- IMPERIAL /ɪmˈpɪəriəl/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to an empire, an emperor, or the authority and grandeur associated with imperial power. As a noun, an imperial is a gold coin issued by a Byzantine emperor. Related: royal, sovereign, majestic, grand.
- MING /mɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, ming is a Chinese evergreen shrub cultivated for its fragrant flowers and ornamental foliage. As a verb, ming means to mix or blend things together, especially in a confused or indistinct way. Related: blend, mix, merge, combine.
- THRONE /θroʊn/ · noun
- A seat of state for a monarch or other sovereign, especially a king or queen. By extension, “the throne” denotes the monarch's position, authority, or the institution of monarchy. Related: seat, chair, seat of power, sovereignty.
- PAVILION /pəˈvɪljən/ · noun and verb
- An open-sided or ornamental building used as a shelter or decorative feature, especially in a garden, park, or landscaped site. The word can also denote a large tent or canopy used for ceremonies, exhibitions, or entertainment, and less commonly the external part of the ear. Related: canopy, tent, booth, kiosk.
- GARDEN /ˈɡɑːrdən/ (US); /ˈɡɑːdən/ (British) · noun and verb
- A piece of ground, usually adjoining a house or enclosed, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or other plants; by extension, a cultivated or ornamental outdoor area. As a verb, it means to cultivate or tend a garden. Related: yard, plot, grounds, lawn.
- POND /pɒnd/ (British); /pɑːnd/ (US) · noun
- A small body of still or slow-moving fresh water, usually smaller than a lake, which may be natural or artificially created. Related: pool, tarn, mere, lagoon.
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