云朵 (yún duǒ) — cloud mass | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cloud mass

Measure word · 朵

云朵。
Tiān kōng zhōng de yún duǒ xiàng mián huā táng yí yàng.
The cloud mass in the sky looks like cotton candy.
，云朵。
Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, yún duǒ màn màn sàn kāi le.
A gust of wind blew by, and the cloud mass slowly dispersed.
云朵。
Wǒ xǐ huan tǎng zài cǎo dì shàng kàn yún duǒ.
I like lying on the grass and watching the cloud mass.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

朵duǒflower-like mass

云 means cloud and 朵 a flower-like mass; together they picture a cloud mass.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 雲; 云 is its simplified writing.

雨云雲

The traditional form 雲 is 雨 (rain) plus 云; 云 was the original writing for 'cloud', and 雨 was added to separate it from the borrowed sense 'to say'.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

朵 originally drew a plant stalk with something drooping from it; the lower part and the added stroke later changed into the forms now seen in 朵.

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