闕 meaning and stroke order
Palace; watchtower
How to write 闕, stroke by stroke
18 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 闕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- Imperial city watchtower (old)
- fault
- deficiency
- used in place of 缺 (old)
- mistake
How 闕 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gate.
門 gives the meaning and 欮 hints at the sound.
Radical: 門 (gate), shared by 42 characters on this site.
Questions about 闕
How many strokes are in 闕?
闕 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 闕 mean?
闕 (quē) means palace; watchtower.
How do you pronounce 闕?
闕 is pronounced quē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 闕?
The radical of 闕 is 門, which carries the idea of "gate". Dictionaries list 闕 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 闕?
闕 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 阙, used in mainland China and Singapore.