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Character

阙 què · quē

Character2 readings

Imperial city watchtower (old)

Radical
门
Strokes
13
Structure
Surrounds from above
Parts
门 欮
Traditional
闕
Frequency
#3289 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

quèMain readingquēRare reading

què

que4Main reading
  1. Imperial city watchtower (old) CC-CEDICT
  2. fault CC-CEDICT
  3. deficiency CC-CEDICT
  4. surname Que CC-CEDICT

Words that use “阙” as què

城阙chéng quèwatchtower on either side of a city gateWord宫阙gōng quèpalaceWord诣阙yì què(old) to go to the palace to see the emperorWord金阙jīn quèthe imperial palaceWord阙特勤què tè qínKul Tigin or KulteginWord

quē

que1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is què.

  1. used in place of 缺 (old) CC-CEDICT
  2. mistake CC-CEDICT

Words that use “阙” as quē

补阙bǔ quēto fill a vacancy↗Old variant of 补缺WordUnreviewed

Stroke order

All 13 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 阙

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Same radical 门

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间jiān问wèn门mén闻wén阅yuè闭bì闲xián阁gé闪shǎn闹nào阔kuò闽mǐn
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