| 闕 | 800A10 52B.00-8 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄑㄩㄝ [qUe1] (*ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] ). | ||
| N. | (*[qUe4]) (1) Watch tower on rampart of palace. (2) Symbol of where emperor lived: 闕下 [qUe1xia4]↓; 宮闕 palaces; 闕門 palace gate; 望闕行禮，朝天闕 to face the palace and make obeisance (in all other senses, pr. [qUe1]). (2) Mistake, error: 闕失 [qUe1shi1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Missing, wanting (=缺): 闕字 missing words. | |||||
| Words | 1. 闕翦 [qUe1jian3], v.t., (AC) destroy: 又欲闕翦我公室 wanted to destroy our royal house. 2. 闕如 [qUe1ru2], adj., wanting, missing: 尚付闕如 phr., still wanting (not yet done). 3. 闕下 *[qUe4xia4], n., (AC) Your or His Majesty: 上書闕下 wrote to Your or His Majesty. 4. 闕失 [qUe1shi1], n., mistake, error. 5. 闕文 [qUe1wen2], n., a missing sentence or passage (in anc. scripts). 6. 闕疑 [qUe1yi2], n., uncertain point yet to be explored. | |||||