朵

• Botanical: A flower or blossom, specifically denoting a rounded form such as a bud, cluster, or blossoming head.
• Anatomical: The earlobe (frequently appearing in descriptions of beauty or Buddhist iconography).
• Abstract/Visual: Organic roundness, clustering, or protrusion.

• Noun: Denotes the blossom itself.
• Classifier: Used for rounded, clustered, or cloud-like objects (e.g., clouds, flowers) in later ancient texts.

// Contrast with 花 (//huā//): While //huā* is generic, 朵 emphasizes the "fullness" or organic culmination of the plant.

// Reading: Tang-period reading //duǎ*; Fanqie reading 丁果.

• Variants: Semantic variant U+6736 exists but does not alter lexical range.

• In contexts involving facial descriptions or statuary, prioritize the anatomical meaning (earlobe) over the botanical.