quē阙（闕）
阙（闕）
literary
archaic
Meaning of 阙
阙 means fault; error; negligence; oversight; to lack; to be short of; to be missing. Pronounced quē.
- fault; error; negligence; oversight
- to lack; to be short of; to be missing
Character Info
Radical门
Strokes12
Stroke Order
阙
Definitions & Examples
Gǔn衮
zhí职
yǒu有
quē阙
。
There are faults in the emperor's duties (from the Book of Poetry).
Bǔ补
quē阙
shí拾
yí遗
。
To remedy faults and pick up omissions (idiom meaning to correct errors and oversights).