How to write 闕

闕 (quē) 1. Also seen as “阙”. 2. Noun: An omission or mistake. Example: "Next, one cannot pick up what has been lost to make up for the omission." (From "Selected Works" by Sima Qian) 3. Noun: A vacancy in an official position. Example: "There is a beautiful vacancy, and two people are competing to obtain it." (From "New Tales of the Mantis" by Chen Shan, Song Dynasty) 4. Noun: A structure on both sides of an ancient palace gate used for observation, with a passage in the middle. (Examples: palace gates, city gates) 5. Broadly refers to places where emperors reside. Example: "To wait for the time to clean up the old rivers and mountains, facing the heavenly gate." (From "Man Jiang Hong" by Yue Fei, Song Dynasty) 6. Surname. 7. Noun: A structure on both sides of an ancient palace gate for observation, with a passage in the middle. Example: "Xiao the Prime Minister built the Eastern and Northern gates, the front hall, armory, and granary." (From "Records of the Grand Historian") 8. Noun: Idyllically refers to the residence of emperors. Example: "One is in the midst of rivers and seas, yet the heart is under the Wei gate." (From "Zhuangzi")