懂中文 Dong Chinese

朵

duǒ

flower

Original meaning: 

drooping ear of a grain

Embellishment of the character 禾 (grain), with a distinguishing short stroke on the ear of the millet plant to indicate the drooping ear. Based on the original meaning "drooping ear of a grain". The meaning later shifted to "flower" and "earlobe".

Components
丿 distinguishing component

丿  Distinguishing component

piě

  

line

Here used as a distinguishing short stroke to indicate the drooping ear of a millet plant.

禾 iconic component

禾  Iconic component

hé

  

grain stalk

Evolution

朵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
朵 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
朵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

朵  

duǒ

cluster of flowers; earlobe; flower; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc

朵 (朶) 

duǒ

variant of 朵[duǒ]

Most common words with 朵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

耳朵

ear

朵

flower

花朵

flower

云朵

a cloud

大快朵颐

to gorge oneself

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

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