朵儿 (duǒ ér) — (colloquial, northern dialect) flower, blossom

Definition

朵儿 (duǒr) is the northern colloquial, affectionate word for 'flower' — like saying 'flower' with a cute, everyday touch rather than the standard 花. Often used for a single bloom (a flower in one's hair, one in the garden).

noun
(colloquial, northern dialect) flowerblossom
Measure word · 朵

Examples

  • 朵儿。
    Zhè duǒ ér zhēn hǎo kàn.
    This flower is really pretty.
  • 朵儿。
    Tā tóu shàng bié le yì duǒ ér.
    She pinned a flower in her hair.
  • 朵儿。
    Yuán zi lǐ kāi le hǎo duō duǒ ér.
    Many flowers have bloomed in the garden.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

朵duǒflower
儿érerhua

朵 gives the flower meaning, and the 儿 form is used colloquially in the north.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 朵 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →

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