诣阙
yì​què

visit capital

诣 yì reach Simplified

To meet 讠 a goal 旨; 旨 also provides the pronunciation

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
旨
旨 SoundMeaning component
zhǐ purpose

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

阙 què, quē, jué watch tower Simplified

Components

门
门 Meaning component
mén, men door

gate

欮
欮 Sound component
jué uprising qi counterflow

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

詣 reach Traditional

To meet 言 a goal 旨; 旨 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
旨
旨 SoundMeaning component
zhǐ purpose

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngejH[ŋ]ˤij-sarrive
Zhengzhangŋɡiːs
Unicodengèi

說文解字

𠋫至也。从言旨聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

闕 watch tower Traditional

Components

門
門 Meaning component
mén, men door

gate

欮
欮 Sound component
jué uprising qi counterflow

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhjwotkʷʰattower over gate
Zhengzhangkʰod
Unicodekiuæt

說文解字

門觀也。从門欮聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)