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阙

quē

palace; watchtower

🔤 Pictophonetic: 门 (gate) provides meaning, 欮 provides pronunciation
HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (35%)
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Component Breakdown

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门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
欮
jué
to hiccup; to dig out, to expand
⿵门欮 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

mén
门
gate, door, entrance, opening
📷 Pictographic: An open doorway or gate
3 strokes HSK 2
jué
欮
to hiccup; to dig out, to expand
💡 Ideographic: A hiccup is a "disobedient 屰 yawn 欠"
10 strokes

Words Using 阙 (8)