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阙
quē
palace; watchtower
🔤 Pictophonetic:
门 (gate) provides meaning, 欮 provides pronunciation
Words Using 阙 (8)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
阙
Quē
surname Que
阙
Quē
surname Que
阙
quē
used in place of [[缺]] (old) / mistake
阙
quē
used in place of [[缺]] (old) / mistake
阙
què
Imperial city watchtower (old) / fault / deficiency
阙
què
Imperial city watchtower (old) / fault / deficiency
补阙
bǔquē
old variant of [[補缺|补缺<bǔquē>]]
补阙
bǔquē
old variant of [[補缺|补缺<bǔquē>]]
阙特勤
Quētèqín
Kul Tigin or Kultegin (685-c. 731), general of the Second Turkic Kaganate
阙特勤
Quētèqín
Kul Tigin or Kultegin (685-c. 731), general of the Second Turkic Kaganate
补阙拾遗
bǔquēshíyí
to compensate for shortage and leakage
补阙拾遗
bǔquēshíyí
to compensate for shortage and leakage
诣阙
yìquē
to go to the palace to see the emperor
诣阙
yìquē
to go to the palace to see the emperor
宫阙
gōngquè
palace
宫阙
gōngquè
palace
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⿵门欮
i
Component Tree i
jué
欮
to hiccup; to dig out, to expand
💡 Ideographic:
A hiccup is a "disobedient 屰 yawn 欠"
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