Stroke order for 朵

duǒ
HSK 5HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

q
Commonly used with nouns like 花, 云, 蘑菇. Not used for people or most solid objects.
A measure word for flowers and cloud-like, clustered objects.
量词,用于花或成团的东西。
Words:
红霞万朵白云朵朵
Sentences:
  1. ()(mǎi)()()(duǒ)(méi)(guī)(huā)
    I bought one rose.
  2. (tiān)(shàng)(piāo)(zhe)()(duǒ)(bái)(yún)
    A few white clouds are floating in the sky.
n
In modern Chinese, it's rarely used as an independent noun. Its primary usage is in the compound word 花朵 (flower) or the idiom 朵颐 (to eat heartily). The word 朵儿 is a more colloquial term for a flower.
(Flower) bud
花朵,植物的花或苞。
Words:
朵颐朵儿花骨朵耳朵花朵
Sentences:
  1. (chūn)(tiān)(lái)(le)(gōng)(yuán)()(de)(huā)(duǒ)(dōu)(kāi)(le)
    Spring has come, and the flowers in the park have all bloomed.
  2. ()(kàn)()(ge)(xiǎo)(huā)()(duo)()(shàng)(jiù)(yào)(kāi)(le)
    Look, that little flower bud is about to bloom.

Writing & Component

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Stroke Count6
Strokes丿㇍一丨丿㇏