朵
duǒ · HSK 5
flower
🌸 measure word for flowers and clouds; 木 tree + 几 hanging shape
朵 is the classifier for blossoms and cloud-puffs — 一朵花 one flower, 一朵云 one cloud. The character pairs 木 (tree) with 几, a shape hanging off a branch, fitting a bloom that droops from a stem.
朵 — 几 (table) below 木 (tree)
朵 is a pictograph showing a flower or cluster hanging from a branch, with 木 (tree) as the base and the top depicting drooping blossoms or fruit. Its original meaning was a hanging flower or bloom, which extended to its modern use as a measure word for flowers and clouds.