flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clou
Embellishment of the character 禾 (grain), with a distinguishing short stroke on the ear of the millet plant to indicate the drooping ear. Based on the original meaning "drooping ear of a grain". The meaning later shifted to "flower" and "earlobe".
《說文》：“朵，樹木垂朵朵也。从木，象形。此與采同意。”
drooping ear of a grain