闕 (kyut3 | que1 que4) : watch tower; palace

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闕

kyut3

que1 que4

-- [py:] quē
[1] [n] [Literary] fault; error
[2] [adj] -- variant of 缺: missing, wanting

-- [py:] què
[3] [n] watchtower on either side of a palace gate or at a rampart of a palace
[4] [n] imperial palace

Both readings in Mandarin are 去月切 in Middle Chinese. There is no difference in Cantonese.

Stroke count: 18

Level: 4

Radical: (#169)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

闕 / 阙

This word has been viewed 3875 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by rathpy on 12th Jul 2009 05:58 and last edited on 13th May 2010 00:10

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宮闕 gung1 kyut3 gong1 que4 = (imperial) palace

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