垛 (duò) is a Chinese character meaning “a neat heap or stack (of hay, grain, bricks)”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 朵 (cluster; measure word for flowers and clouds), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
Build the character for “a neat stack piled on the ground”
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Structure
土 + 朵
Left–right structure
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿰土朵，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「土」，笔画 3–8 与「朵」逐笔对应（3+6=9 画）
Memory aid
Earth (土) on the left, a cluster (朵) on the right: bundles gathered into one cluster and heaped up on the ground — a stack.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 麦垛mài duòa stack of wheat; wheat rick垛 = duò
Go deeper
All readings
stack; to pile up neatly
a neat heap or stack (of hay, grain, bricks); to pile things up neatly
整齐地堆积起来；也指整齐堆成的堆。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 麦垛mài duòa stack of wheat; wheat rick垛 = duò
Rare readings, not taught: duǒ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 垛 mean?
垛 (duò) means a neat heap or stack (of hay, grain, bricks); to pile things up neatly.
How do you pronounce 垛?
It is pronounced duò.
What parts is 垛 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 朵 (cluster; measure word for flowers and clouds), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿰土朵，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「土」，笔画 3–8 与「朵」逐笔对应（3+6=9 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 垛 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 垛?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 垛?
Common ones are 麦垛. The reading of 垛 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.