多 duō many
many; more; how
How to remember 多: 夕 evening + 夕 evening = many. Evening after evening the grandmother knits one more scarf, and by winter she has far too many for the whole family.
Component breakdown
多 = 夕 evening + 夕 evening
- 夕 evening
- 夕 evening
Evening after evening the grandmother knits one more scarf, and by winter she has far too many for the whole family.
How it came to be
Two cuts of meat stacked one on the other. Doubling the sign is how the script says a lot of it, the same trick as two trees for a wood.
How it is used
- Many / more / how, the opposite of 少 (shǎo, few) - 很多 (hěn duō) a lot, 很少 (hěn shǎo) very few, 多少? (duōshao?) how much? 你多大? (nǐ duō dà?) how old?
- After a number it means -odd / more than - 十多个 (shí duō ge) ten-odd.
Characters built with 多
Words with 多
- 多少duōshǎohow manyHSK 1
- 差不多chàbuduōalmostHSK 3
- 好多hǎoduōmanyHSK 3
- 许多xǔduōmanyHSK 4
- 多么duōmehow (wonderful, etc.)HSK 4
- 多数duōshùmajorityHSK 4
- 多样duōyàngdiverseHSK 4
- 丰富多彩fēngfù-duōcǎirichly colorfulHSK 5
- 众多zhòngduōnumerousHSK 5
- 大多dàduōfor the most partHSK 5
- 多亏duōkuīthanks toHSK 6
- 多余duōyúsuperfluousHSK 6
- 多元duōyuánpoly-HSK 6
- 多媒体duōméitǐmultimediaHSK 6
- 多才多艺duōcái-duōyìmultitalentedHSK 6
- 诸多zhūduōa good deal, a lot ofHSK 6
- 多半duōbànmostHSK 7
- 多年来duōniánláifor the past many yearsHSK 7
- 多心duōxīnoversensitiveHSK 7
- 多边duōbiānmultilateralHSK 7
- 或多或少huòduō-huòshǎomore or lessHSK 7
- 见多识广jiànduō-shíguǎngexperienced and knowledgeableHSK 7
- 繁多fánduōmany and variedHSK 9
- 足智多谋zúzhì-duōmóuresourcefulHSK 9
- 顶多dǐngduōat mostHSK 9
Example sentences
- 爸爸比我高很多。 Bàba bǐ wǒ gāo hěn duō.My father is much taller than me.
- 汉语的词语很多。 Hànyǔ de cíyǔ hěn duō.The Chinese language has many words and expressions.
- 公园里有很多人。 Gōngyuán li yǒu hěn duō rén.There are many people in the park.
- 你太瘦了，该多吃点。 Nǐ tài shòu le, gāi duō chī diǎnr.You need to eat more, you're too slim.