阙
Definition
quē:* 古代用作"缺"字。空缺：尚付～～。有怀疑的事情暂时不下断语，留待查考：～疑。 * 过错。 ～失。 * 姓。 què:* 皇宫门前两边供瞭望的楼。 宫～。 * 皇帝居处，借指朝廷。 ～下。"待从头收拾旧山河，朝天～"。 * 京城，宫殿："城～辅三秦"。 * 陵墓前两边的石牌坊。 墓～
watch tower; palace
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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