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The character 阙 is a phono-semantic compound historically referring to ceremonial watchtowers flanking a palace gate. Its semantic radical 门 (written as 門 in traditional form) links it to gateways and architectural entrances, while the internal component 欮 provides the phonetic element. Since these paired towers inherently featured a central passage or gap, the character’s meaning extended to abstract concepts such as omission, vacancy, or deficiency in texts and records.
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这座宫殿的城阙非常壮观。
历史记载中这一段暂时阙如。
文件的阙漏需要尽快补上。
面对知识上的阙疑，他决定深入研究。
古代帝王居住在巍峨的宫阙之中。
碑文上的字迹因年代久远而有些阙残。
这份报告的内容详实，几无阙失。
他对古典文献的校勘力求弥补前人的阙误。