阙 = 门 + 欮

阙 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “watch tower”. It is built from 门 (gate) and 欮 (to hiccough).

Keyword: watch tower
Pinyin (Mandarin): quē
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: сторожевая башня

Decomposition

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门 gate
欮 to hiccough

How to find 阙 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gate” + “to hiccough”. 阙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 阙 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.