闱(闈)wéi ❶ (宫的侧门) a side gate of an imperial palace ❷ (科举时代称考场) imperial examination hall (in feudal China): 秋 ~ imperial examinations (held in autumn) at the provincial level in the Ming and Qing Dynasties ◆闱墨 [旧] selections from papers of successful candidates at imperial examinations |