朵
duǒ HSK5

flower

  • edit character approved 朵 — "Clarified etymology " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Embellishment of the character 禾 (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".
    Original meaning
    drooping ear of a grain
    Components
    • 禾 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • + 丿 Distinguishing Here used as a distinguishing short stroke to indicate the drooping ear of a millet plant.
    • - 几 Distinguishing
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    朵
    →
    朵
    • Component 1: 1-2 → 1
    • Component 2: 3-6 → 2-6

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 朵 — "form change note" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 禾 Meaning
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true

    Changed: components

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 朵 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    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". → Embellishment of the character 禾 (grain).
    Components
    • 禾 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
    • + 几 Distinguishing
    • - 丿 Distinguishing
    Strokes (simplified)
    朵
    6 strokes
    →
    朵
    6 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

    Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

    edit character by Peter Olson