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Etymology
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".
About
朵 originally depicted a grain plant with a drooping ear, formed by adding a distinguishing stroke to 禾 (grain). The character later came to mean flower or blossom, and by extension, anything that hangs in a clustered form like a blossom or ear. It is now commonly used as a measure word for flowers, clouds, and similar shapes, and also refers to the earlobe due to its pendulous, blossom-like appearance.
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这是一朵红花。
她摘了一朵花。
天上有一朵白云。
这些花朵很美丽。
每一朵云都有不同的形状。
他轻轻地拿起那朵玫瑰。
我看到一朵花，但它已经枯萎了。
在春天的花园里，无数朵鲜花竞相开放。
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