Pinyin: duōEnglish Definition: many; much; often; a lot of; numerous; more; in excess; how (to what extent); multi-; Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
Chinese Definition:
①数量大,与“少”、“寡”相对:人多。多年。多姿。多层次。多角度。多难兴邦。多多益善。多行不义必自毙。
②数目在二以上:多年生草。多项式。多义词。多元论。
③有余,比一定的数目大:多余。一年多。
④过分,不必要的:多嘴。多心。多此一举。
⑤相差的程度大:好得多。
⑥表示惊异、赞叹:多好。
⑦表示某种程度:有多大劲儿使多大劲儿。
⑧表疑问:有多大呢?多会儿?
⑨姓氏。
Total strokes: 6;
Radical: 夕 Ideographic: Two nights
夕, suggesting many
Character Formation:- ⿱ Above to below
- 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted
- 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted