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阙

quē

watch tower; palace

Strokes
13
Frequency
No. 3,764
Traditional
闕
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What 阙 means

surname Que; used in place of 缺 (old); mistake; Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency

Pictophonetic: semantic 门 (gate), phonetic 欮

Made of 门 + 欮

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Characters that sound like 阙

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