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阙
闕
quē
1. used in place of [[缺]] (old)
2. mistake
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

阙
quē
palace; watchtower
13 丶

Compound Words (5)

宫阙
gōngquè
palace
补阙
bǔquē
old variant of [[補缺|补缺<bǔquē>]]
诣阙
yìquē
to go to the palace to see the emperor
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

Alternate Entries

阙
Quē
surname Que
阙
què
Imperial city watchtower (old) / fault / deficiency

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,451
Word Frequency Rank
8,150 of 84,292