多(duō): many
HSK 16 strokes
many
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- duō
- Meaning
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 多 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿱夕夕Two nights 夕, suggesting many
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 多 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 多
Common words using 多 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
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