阙
palace gate, tower
At a glance · 阙
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
阙字小篆从门欮声，为形声字；本义为宫门前两边的高台建筑。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
阙本义为宫阙、望楼，亦指缺。
Structure
形声字，外围『门』为意符表建筑，内『欮』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinquē
Radical门
Strokes13
UnicodeU+9619
Character type形声
Theme建筑
Six languages, one character
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English
palace gate, tower
Que is a phonetic-semantic character meaning the gate towers of a palace.
Français
tour de palais
Que est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant les tours de porte d'un palais.
Español
torre de palacio
Que es un carácter fonosemántico que significa las torres de la puerta de un palacio.
العربية
برج القصر
تشيويه حرف صوتي دلالي يعني أبراج بوابة القصر.
Русский
башня дворца
Цюэ — фоносемантический знак, означающий башни у ворот дворца.
Common words
- 宫阙gōng quèpalace gate
- 阙失quē shīdefect