Usage of the character 闱
wéi
闱
[闈]
- door to women's room
- gate to palace
chūnwéi
春闱
[春闈]
- metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times)
- Crown Prince's chambers
- by extension, the Crown Prince
qiūwéi
秋闱
[秋闈]
- autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)