1. 闕

闕

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  • 3446th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
闕→
門欮
2Radical
闕→
門gate丷eight/divide一one屮sprout欠yawn
3Graphical
闕→
門丷一丨凵⺈人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. quē (Que1)surname Que
2. quē (que1)used in place of 缺 (old) • mistake
3. què (que4)Imperial city watchtower (old) • fault • deficiency

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 闕 quē (que1)The component 欠 is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 闕 què (que4)The component 欠 is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

宫阙 (宮闕)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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