懂中文 Dong Chinese

闕

què, quē

watch tower

Components
門 meaning component

門  Meaning component

mén

  

door

gate

欮 sound component

欮  Sound component

jué

  

to hiccough

Evolution

闕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
闕 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
闕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

阙 (闕) 

què

watch tower; palace; Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency

阙 (闕) 

Quē

surname Que

阙 (闕) 

quē

used in place of 缺 (old); mistake

Most common words with 闕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阙

fault

宫阙

palace

金阙

the imperial palace

阙特勤

Kul Tigin or Kultegin (685-c. 731), general of the Second Turkic Kaganate