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Chinese symbol for “number”

多少
duō shǎo
number; amount; somewhat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for number is 多少 (duō shǎo), defined as: number; amount; somewhat.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

多 duō
much, many, multi-; more than, over
radical 36 ⼣ · 6 strokes
少 shǎo
few, little; less; inadequate
radical 42 ⼩ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “number”

WordPinyinMeaning
数 (數)shùnumber; figure; several; a few
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)
编号 (編號)biān hàoto number; to assign numbers; serial number
数码 (數碼)shù mǎnumber; numerals
多寡duō guǎnumber; amount

Related words

Other words that share a character with 多少.

WordPinyinMeaning
许多 (許多)xǔ duōmany; a lot of
多年duō niánmany years; for many years
多数 (多數)duō shùmajority; most
多么 (多麼)duō mehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)
减少 (減少)jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of
少数 (少數)shǎo shùsmall number; few

See also: Japanese symbol for “number”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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