多 — Chinese character
多
duō
much, many, multi-; more than, over
- Pinyin
- duō
- Radical
- 36 ⼣ (Evening)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 夕 夕
- Formation
- ideographic — Two nights 夕, suggesting many
- Japanese
- 多 as a kanji
Common words with 多
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 许多 (許多) | xǔ duō | many; a lot of |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number? |
| 多年 | duō nián | many years; for many years |
| 多数 (多數) | duō shù | majority; most |
| 多么 (多麼) | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 众多 (眾多) | zhòng duō | numerous |
| 多个 (多個) | duō ge | many; multiple |
| 多次 | duō cì | many times; repeatedly |
| 大多数 (大多數) | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 大多 | dà duō | for the most part; many |
English words written with 多
多 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 14 · Analects 19 · Art of War 11 · Mencius 25 · Zhuangzi 79 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 44
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 63
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 65
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 75
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 81
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