朵 duǒ a bloom
measure word for flowers and clouds; earlobe
How to remember 朵: 𠘧 how many + 木 tree = a bloom. The shy boy counts how many blossoms hang on the cherry tree and finally picks just a bloom for his date.
Component breakdown
朵 = 𠘧 how many + 木 tree
- 𠘧 how many
- 木 tree
The shy boy counts how many blossoms hang on the cherry tree and finally picks just a bloom for his date.
How it came to be
A tree with the top drawn bending over under its own weight. What makes a branch hang like that is what is on the end of it: the flower, or the fruit.
How it is used
- Chiefly the measure word for flowers and cloud-like/bloom-shaped things - 一朵花 (yì duǒ huā) a flower, 一朵云 (yì duǒ yún) a cloud.
- 花朵 (huāduǒ) = blossoms/flowers as a noun.
- Also the earlobe - hence 耳朵 (ěrduo) ear, where 朵 takes a neutral tone.
Characters built with 朵
Words with 朵
Example sentences
- 这朵花很漂亮。 Zhè duǒ huā hěn piàoliang.This flower is very pretty.
- 天上有一朵白云。 Tiānshàng yǒu yì duǒ báiyún.There's one white cloud in the sky.
- 医生在给我检查耳朵。 Yīshēng zài gěi wǒ jiǎnchá ěrduo.The doctor is checking my ear.