朵 is also the simplified spelling of 朶.
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朵
Mandarin · pinyin duǒ
Meanings
- flower
- earlobe
- fig. item on both sides
- classifier for flowers, clouds etc
Characters in this entry
- 朵
- duǒ · cluster of flowers; earlobe
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Mandarin tones
3 · duo3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
do2 · doe2
Cantonese word readings for 朵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of branches, leaves, flowers, fruits) hanging from a tree
- flower or calyx of a plant
- Classifier for flowers, clouds, etc.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) ear
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to move
- a surname, Duo
character · Etymology 2
- (Southern Min) Classifier for clusters of fruits.
character · Etymology 3
- (Cantonese) name; nickname; title (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- (Cantonese) reputation; name (Classifier: 個／个 c)
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