Memory phrase for the character: 阙

阙

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Meaning

fault, deficiency, mistake

Pronunciation

quē, què

Explanation

 Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked has a lack 欠 and is disobedient.)

Mnemonic
 
(The door is stuck) The gate is 'disobedient': It has a fault.

Radicals

門 gateTypically simplified to: 门
屰 disobedientThe sprout 屮 of a plant 艹 that grows crookedly is disobedient.
欠 lack, yawnLike a person 人 who tears his mouth wide open when yawning and seems to have a lack (of good manners).
屮 sprout




 Vocabulary

诣阙 yì quē  to go to the palace to see the emperor
补阙拾遗 bǔ quē shí yí  to compensate for shortage and leakage
补阙拾遗 bǔ quē shí yí  
补阙拾遗 bǔ quē shí yí  

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