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朵
朵 ＝ 几 ＋ 木
ㄉㄨㄛˇ · duǒ
measure — for flowers, clouds; 耳朵's 朵
字源 FORM — what the parts do
几形a bloom's nodding head, drawnthe 說文 graph: blossoms hanging heavy on the branch
A head nodding (几) at the top of a tree (木) — 說文: blossoms hanging heavy on the branch. The measure for soft hanging things: 一朵花、一朵雲; the ear hangs at the head's side the same way — 耳朵.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
枝頭一朵花垂下頭（几），把細枝（木）都壓彎了。
One bloom nods its head (几) at the branch tip, bending the twig (木).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)垂朵— blossoms hanging on the tree
→一朵花、一朵雲— the measure for blooms and clouds常用
→耳朵— the ear — hung at the head's side常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension