朵 (duǒ): flower, earlobe, fig. item on both sides
朵 (duǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “flower.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 几 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #1561 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 朵 flowers 几 blooming on a tree 木. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- flower
- earlobe
- fig. item on both sides
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFlowers 几 blooming on a tree 木
Decomposition: ⿱几木 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 朵
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 云朵noun | yún duǒ | a cloud |
| 玛奇朵noun | mǎ qí duǒ | macchiato (loanword) |
| 花骨朵noun | huā gū duo | (coll.) flower bud |
| 克利斯朵夫 | kè lì sī duǒ fū | Christopher (name) |
| 耳朵眼儿 | ěr duo yǎn r | earhole |
| 刚朵拉 | gāng duǒ lā | see 貢多拉|贡多拉 |
| 大快朵颐phrase | dà kuài duǒ yí | (idiom) to eat with great relish |
| 咬着耳朵 | yǎo zhe ěr duo | whispering in sb's ear |
| 扇风耳朵 | shān fēng ěr duo | protruding ears |
| 耳朵软adjective | ěr duo ruǎn | credulous |
| 软耳朵noun | ruǎn ěr duo | credulous person |
| 竖起耳朵 | shù qǐ ěr duo | to prick up one's ears |
| 骨朵noun | gū duo | (coll.) flower bud |
| 咬耳朵verb | yǎo ěr duo | (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear |
| 潘朵拉 | pān duǒ lā | Pandora |
朵 appears in 19 compound words: 5 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 朵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
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鸡鸣寺的樱花一朵都没得开,大家千万不要被骗过去#鸡鸣寺樱...
jī míng sì de 樱 huā yī duǒ dōu méi dé kāi , dà jiā qiān wàn bù yāo bèi piàn guò qù jī míng sì 樱 . . .
Not a single cherry blossom has bloomed at Juming Temple, so please don't be fooled into going there #JumingTempleCherryBlossoms...
从“赏”到“玩”,春日消费何以“繁花”朵朵?
cóng shǎng dào wán , chūn rì xiāo fèi hé yǐ fán huā duǒ duǒ ?
From "Appreciation" to "Fun": Why Is Spring Spending Blooming Everywhere?
耳朵上的潮流单品,iKF C01耳夹式耳机,...
ěr duǒ shàng de cháo liú dān pǐn , i K F C 0 1 ěr jiā shì ěr jī , . . .
A trendy accessory for your ears: the iKF C01 clip-on earphones,...
避开误区,护好耳朵
bì kāi wù qū , hù hǎo ěr duǒ
Avoid misunderstandings and protect your ears
Soya至親驟逝 狂折108朵蓮花放棺木火化
zhì 親 驟 shì kuáng zhé duǒ 蓮 huā fàng guān mù huǒ huà
Soya's Beloved Passes Away Suddenly; 108 Lotus Flowers Torn to Pieces and Placed in the Coffin for Cremation
盲人的耳朵通常十分灵敏。
Mángrén de ěrduo tōngcháng shífēn língmǐn.
A blind person's hearing is often very acute.
那朵云看起来像汤姆·杰克逊。
Nà duǒ yún kànqǐlai xiàng Tāngmǔ · Jiékèxùn.
That cloud looks like Tom Jackson.
你想把耳朵露出来吗？
Nǐ xiǎng bǎ ěrduo lùchū lái ma?
Would you like your ears to show?
这朵花很美，不是吗？
Zhè duǒ huā hěn měi, bùshìma?
This flower is beautiful, isn't it?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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