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Historical Evolution
阙
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
阙
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
阙
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
阙
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
阙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阙 / 闕 [Quē]
surname Que
阙 / 闕 [quē]
used in place of 缺 (old); mistake
阙 / 闕 [què]
Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
宫阙 [gōngquè] #50,457
palace
金阙 [jīnquè] #62,905
the imperial palace
阙特勤 [Quētèqín] #73,387
Kul Tigin or Kultegin (685-c. 731), general of the Second Turkic Kaganate
城阙 [chéngquè]
watchtower on either side of a city gate
补阙 [bǔquē]
old variant of 補缺|补缺[bǔquē]
诣阙 [yìquē]
to go to the palace to see the emperor
JAPANESE WORDS (21)
⭐ 欠ける [かける] #2,784
to chip
⭐ 欠く [かく] #7,318
to chip
⭐ 欠乏 [けつぼう] #29,309
deficiency
⭐ 補欠 [ほけつ] #33,443
filling a vacancy
⭐ 欠員 [けついん] #35,608
vacant position
欠け [かけ] #47,218
fragment
闕所 [けっしょ] #108,902
gap
禁闕 [きんけつ] #160,264
palace gate
宮闕 [きゅうけつ] #160,584
Imperial palace
残欠 [ざんけつ] #206,878
fragment (e.g. of works)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)