📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for flowers, clouds, and anything with a blossom-like shape.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"朵"大概是最好记的量词了，因为它长得就像一朵花！上面"几"字像花瓣，下面"木"字像花茎。"一朵花"、"一朵云"、"一朵蘑菇"——所有看起来像"绽放"形状的东西都用"朵"。有个可爱的用法：小朋友说"一朵棉花糖"，虽然棉花糖不是真的花，但那种蓬松的、圆圆的样子真的很像一朵花。在中文诗歌中，"朵"经常用来描写美好的事物："心花怒放"（心里开出了花=非常开心）。
English
**朵 (duǒ)** might be the easiest classifier to remember — the character looks like a flower! Top looks like petals, bottom like a stem. "A flower," "a cloud," "a mushroom" — anything with a blooming shape. Cute usage: kids say "a cotton candy (朵)" — not a real flower but fluffy and round like one. In poetry, 朵 describes beautiful things: "flowers blooming in one's heart" = overjoyed.
💡 Memory Tip
One of the most visually intuitive classifiers — anything that 'blooms' or has a fluffy shape uses 朵.
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Classifier for flowers, clouds, and anything with a blossom-like shape.