Stroke order
Stroke order
多 Kangxi radical 36,夕 +3, 6 strokes,cangjie input 弓戈弓戈 (NINI ),four-corner 27207 ,composition ⿱夕 夕 )
侈 ,𠀲 ,哆 ,垑 ,姼 ,㡅 ,恀 ,拸 ,陊 ,䏧 ,栘 ,㶴 ,迻 ,眵 ,移 ,䇋 ,蛥 ,袳 ,誃 ,趍 ,跢 ,䡔 ,𮠨 ,鉹 ,夥 ,䬷 ,夦 ,䮈 (𬳾 ),黟 ,卶 ,㩼 ,夠 (够 ),翗 ,夡 ,㷇 ,㚊 ,㚌 ,㚋 ,䫂 ,郺 ,㚍 ,㚉 ,奓 ,㝖 ,爹 ,𣆚 ,茤 ,㗬 ,袲 ,𭅚 ,㞔 ,㢁 ,扅 ,痑 Kangxi Dictionary:page 246 , character 11 Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5756 Dae Jaweon: page 489, character 6 Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 862, character 2 Unihan data for U+591A Old Chinese 多 *ʔl'aːl 哆 *ʔl'aːlʔ, *ʔl'aːls, *ʔr'aːls, *hr'aːl, *l̥ʰjaːlʔ, *l̥ʰjalʔ, *l̥ʰjɯs 跢 *ʔl'aːls, *ʔl'aːds 痑 *ʔl'aːls, *l̥ʰaːl, *l̥ʰaːn 爹 *daːʔ, *tjaː 陊 *l'aːlʔ, *l'alʔ 橠 *naːlʔ 袲 *naːlʔ, *l̥ʰjalʔ, *lal 奓 *ʔr'aːl, *ʔr'aːls 栘 *ɦljeːl, *lal 黟 *ʔleːl, *ʔlil 趍 *sʰlo, *l'al 誃 *l'al, *l̥ʰjalʔ 簃 *l'al, *lal 眵 *ʔljjal, *l̥ʰjal 恀 *ʔljalʔ, *l̥ʰjalʔ, *ɦljalʔ 侈 *l̥ʰjalʔ 姼 *l̥ʰjalʔ, *ɦljal, *ɦljalʔ 鉹 *l̥ʰjalʔ, *lal 垑 *l̥ʰjalʔ 袳 *l̥ʰjalʔ 卶 *l̥ʰjals, *hljals 宜 *ŋral 誼 *ŋrals 竩 *ŋrals 移 *lal 迻 *lal 扅 *lal 拸 *lal, *lalʔ 熪 *lal 謻 *lal 蛥 *ɢljad
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 肉 肉 夕 多 duplication of夕 夕
Chi (2010) suggests that meat is scarce in ancient times, so two pieces of meat is a lot, citing a passage fromMencius
Chang Ping-chuan suggests that it is the duplicative nature of the character that gives the meaning of "many", just like in林 木
Etymology unclear.Schuessler (2007) suggests that it is in the same word family as諸 OC *tjaː, *tja 庶 OC *hljaɡs
Hill (2014, 2019) compares it toTibetan ཆེ ( che ,“ big ” ) ,མཐེ ་བོ( mthe bo“ thumb ” ) ,Burmese တယ် ( tai ,“ very ” ) . STEDT derives the latter two fromProto-Sino-Tibetan *ta-j ( “ big ” ) , whose Chinese comparandum is大 OC *daːds Baxter (1992) has also compared it to this etymon.
Baxter and Sagart (1998) propose that there may be a prefix*t- in this word that gives a mass noun reading, which may nullify the connection toProto-Sino-Tibetan *ta-j ( “ big ” ) . However,Baxter and Sagart (2014) may have withdrawn from this theory since they no longer indicate the*t as a prefix.
Also compareProto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ ( “ many, much ” ) , whenceThai หลาย ( lǎai ,“ many ” ) andZhuang lai ( “ many ” ) , andProto-Hlai *hləːy ( “ many ” ) (Gong Qunhu, 2002 ;Schuessler, 2007 ;Baxter and Sagart, 2014 ).Schuessler (2007) considers the Chinese word to be fromKra-Dai Li, 1977 ;Baxter and Sagart, 1998 ;Norquest, 2007 ).
Mandarin (Standard (Pinyin :duō ,duó (duo1 ,duo2 )(Zhuyin :ㄉㄨㄛ, ㄉㄨㄛˊ (Chengdu ,Sichuanese Pinyin :do1 (Xi'an ,Guanzhong Pinyin :duǒ / duó (Nanjing ,Nanjing Pinyin :dò (Dungan ,Cyrillic andWiktionary :дуә (duə, I)Cantonese (Guangzhou –Hong Kong ,Jyutping :do1 /doe1 (Dongguan ,Jyutping++ :do1 (Taishan ,Wiktionary :o1 (Yangjiang ,Jyutping++ :do1 Gan (Wiktionary :do1 Hakka (Sixian ,PFS :tô (Hailu ,HRS :doˋ (Meixian ,Guangdong :do1 Jin (Wiktionary :de1 Northern Min (KCR :duói / dó̤ / do̿ Eastern Min (BUC :dŏ̤ Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing dor1 Southern Min (Hokkien ,POJ :to /to͘ (Teochew ,Peng'im :do1 (Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin :do1 Southern Pinghua (Nanning ,Jyutping++ :do1 Wu (Wugniu Xiang (Changsha ,Wiktionary :do1 (Loudi ,Wiktionary :duo1 (Hengyang ,Wiktionary :do1 Note : duó - colloquial variant (“so, how, what”).
Note : duó - colloquial variant (“so, how, what”).
Note : doe1 - colloquial variant (“few”).
Note :
duói - vernacular; dó - literary; do̿ - limited (e.g.多謝 Eastern Min Puxian Min Southern Min Southern Pinghua Wu (Northern Shanghai Jiading Songjiang Chongming Jiaxing (Northern Suzhou Kunshan Changzhou Ningbo Zhoushan (Northern Hangzhou Shaoxing (Northern Shanghai Jiading Songjiang Chongming Suzhou (Jinhua Note :
Northern:1ta - vernacular (“multiple”). Jinhua:1tuo - vernacular; 1to - literary. Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )Character 多 Reading # 1/1 Modern duō Middle ‹ ta › Old /*[t.l]ˁaj/ English many Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)Character 多 Reading # 1/1 No. 2637 Phonetic 多 Rime 歌 Rime 1 Corresponding 多 Old /*ʔl'aːl/ Notes 甲 金 文 從 二 肉 非 二 夕
多
many ;much ;a lot of ;numerous ;multi- ;poly- 街上 有 很 多 人 。Jiēshàng yǒu hěnduō rén. a lot of people in the streetAntonym: 少 ( after an amount ) over ; and more; more than兩 年 多 ／ 两 年 多 liǎng niánduō more than two years( after an amount but before the classifier ) 100 多 MB 100duō MB 十 幾 多 年 ／ 十 几 多 年 [Cantonese ] ― sap6 gei2 do1 nin4 [Jyutping] ― so many decades( before a classifier ) multiple Antonym: 單 / 单 多 個 方面 ／ 多 个 方面 duō ge fāngmiàn( used in comparison structure得多 多了 ) 他 比 我 高 得 多 。Tā bǐ wǒ gāo deduō . 病人 今天 好 多 了 。[MSC ,trad. simp. Bìngrén jīntiān hǎoduō le. [Pinyin] The patient is much better today. more 我 應該 多 運動 。[MSC ,trad. 我 应该 多 运动 。[MSC ,simp. Wǒ yīnggāiduō yùndòng. [Pinyin] I should exercisemore . 冚 多 張 被 ／ 冚 多 张 被 [Cantonese ] ― kam2 do1 zoeng1 pei5 [Jyutping] ― put on onemore blanket今天 比 昨天 冷 ，得 多 穿 一 件 外套 。[MSC ,trad. simp. Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng, děiduō chuān yī jiàn wàitào. [Pinyin] Today is colder than yesterday, so you have to put on onemore jacket. extra ; inexcess 佢 真係 好 易 醉 ，飲 多 兩 杯 啤酒 就 冧 咗 喇 。[Cantonese ,trad. 佢 真系 好 易 醉 ，饮 多 两 杯 啤酒 就 冧 咗 喇 。[Cantonese ,simp. keoi5 zan1 hai6 hou2 ji6 zeoi3 , jam2 do1 loeng5 bui1 be1 zau2 zau6 lam3 zo2 laa3 . [Jyutping] He gets drunk really easily. He passed out after drinking a fewextra glasses of beer. ( used in question ) how ;how much ;what 你 到 學校 要 走 多 遠 的 距離 ？[MSC ,trad. 你 到 学校 要 走 多 远 的 距离 ？[MSC ,simp. Nǐ dào xuéxiào yào zǒuduō yuǎn de jùlí? [Pinyin] How far do you have to walk to get to school?你 多 高 ？Nǐduō gāo? How tall are you?( emphasis in exclamations ) so ;how ;what 看 她 多 漂亮 啊 ！Kàn tāduō piàoliàng a! 她 戴 的 帽子 多 可愛 呀 ！[MSC ,trad. 她 戴 的 帽子 多 可爱 呀 ！[MSC ,simp. Tā dài de màozǐduō kě'ài ya! [Pinyin] What an adorable hat she is wearing! / The hat she is wearing is so adorable! tohave a lot 多 事之秋duō shì zhī qiū(please add an English translation of this usage example) 花 發 多 風雨 ，人生 足 別離 。[Literary Chinese ,trad. 花 发 多 风雨 ，人生 足 别离 。[Literary Chinese ,simp. Huā fāduō fēngyǔ, rénshēng zú biélí. [Pinyin] (please add an English translation of this quotation) tohave more; tohave too much; tohave too many他 買 了 四 張 票 ，多 了 一 張 。[MSC ,trad. 他 买 了 四 张 票 ，多 了 一 张 。[MSC ,simp. Tā mǎi le sì zhāng piào,duō le yī zhāng. [Pinyin] He bought four tickets, which was one too many. 屋企 多 咗 一 個 人 。[Cantonese ,trad. 屋企 多 咗 一 个 人 。[Cantonese ,simp. uk1 kei2 do1 zo2 jat1 go3 jan4 . [Jyutping] The household has a new member. ( Cantonese ) few ;little 咁多 多 [Cantonese ] ― gam3 doe1 doe1 [Jyutping] ― just thismuch (meaning “just very few”)( over, more than ) : When the number is smaller or equal to 10,多 can be put after the measure word. If it is bigger than ten,多 has to be put before the measure word.( more ) : In Mandarin,多 is usually placed before the verb, but in Cantonese, it is usually placed after the verb.Dialectal synonyms of
多 (“many; much”)
[map] Variety Location Words Classical Chinese 多 夥 Formal(Written Standard Chinese ) 多 Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 多 Taiwan 多 Harbin 多 Malaysia 多 Singapore 多 Jilu Mandarin Jinan 多 Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai(Muping) 多 Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 多 Wanrong 多 Xi'an 多 Xining 多 Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 多 Lanzhou 多 Ürümqi 多 托洛 Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 多 Wuhan 多 Guiyang 多 Guilin 多 Liuzhou 多 Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 多 歹 Yangzhou 多 Hefei 多 Cantonese Guangzhou 多 Hong Kong 多 Taishan 多 Dongguan 多 Yangjiang 多 Kuala Lumpur(Guangfu) 多 Singapore(Guangfu) 多 Gan Nanchang 多 Lichuan 多 Pingxiang 多 Hakka Meixian 多 Changting 多 Wuping 多 Liancheng 多 Ninghua 多 Yudu 多 Miaoli(N. Sixian) 多 Pingtung(Neipu; S. Sixian) 多 Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu) 多 Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu) 多 Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping) 多 Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an) 多 Singapore(Dabu) 多 Huizhou Jixi 多 Jin Taiyuan 多 Xinzhou 多 Northern Min Jian'ou 濟 Jian'ou(Dikou) 濟 Songxi 濟 Zhenghe 濟 Zhenghe(Zhenqian) 濟 Jianyang 濟 Jianyang(Huangkeng) 夥 Wuyishan 濟 Pucheng(Shibei) 濟 Eastern Min Fuzhou 濟 Fuzhou(Changle) 濟 Fuqing 濟 Pingtan 濟 Yongtai 濟 Minqing 濟 Gutian 濟 Pingnan 濟 Luoyuan 濟 Fu'an 濟 Ningde 濟 Xiapu 濟 Zherong 濟 Shouning 濟 Zhouning 濟 Fuding 濟 Matsu 濟 Singapore(Fuqing) 濟 Southern Min Xiamen 濟 加 Xiamen(Tong'an) 濟 Quanzhou 濟 Jinjiang 濟 Nan'an 濟 Shishi 濟 Hui'an 濟 Anxi 濟 Yongchun 濟 Dehua 濟 Zhangzhou 濟 Zhangzhou(Longhai) 濟 Zhangzhou(Changtai) 濟 Hua'an 濟 Nanjing 濟 Pinghe 濟 Zhangpu 濟 Yunxiao 濟 Zhao'an 濟 Dongshan 濟 Taipei 濟 New Taipei(Sanxia) 濟 Kaohsiung 濟 Yilan 濟 Changhua(Lukang) 濟 Taichung 濟 Tainan 濟 Hsinchu 濟 Kinmen 濟 Penghu(Magong) 濟 Penang(Hokkien) 濟 Singapore(Hokkien) 濟 Manila(Hokkien) 濟 Longyan 濟 Zhangping 濟 Datian 濟 Chaozhou 濟 加 Shantou 濟 Shantou(Chenghai) 濟 Shantou(Chaoyang) 濟 Jieyang 濟 Haifeng 濟 Singapore(Teochew) 濟 Pontianak(Teochew) 濟 Leizhou 濟 Wenchang 濟 Haikou 濟 Qionghai 濟 Singapore(Hainanese) 濟 Puxian Min Putian 濟 豐 萬士 Putian(Donghai, Chengxiang) 濟 Putian(Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 濟 Putian(Nanri, Xiuyu) 濟 豐 萬士 Xianyou 濟 Xianyou(Fengting) 濟 Xianyou(Youyang) 濟 Central Min Yong'an 濟 Sanming(Sanyuan) 濟 Sanming(Shaxian) 濟 Zhongshan Min Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi) 濟 Zhongshan(Sanxiang) 濟 Southern Pinghua Nanning(Tingzi) 多 Wu Shanghai 多 Shanghai(Chongming) 多 Suzhou 多 Danyang 多 Hangzhou 多 Ningbo 多 Wenzhou 多 Jinhua 多 Xiang Changsha 多 Loudi 多 Shuangfeng 多 Hengyang 多
( after an amount ) : 幾 ／ 几 jǐ ( Hokkien, Teochew ) 外 Dialectal synonyms of
多 (“how (to what degree)”)
[map] Dialectal synonyms of
多麼 (“how; what; so; such”)
[map] Variety Location Words Classical Chinese 何等 何其 一何 何哉 何等也 何則 Formal(Written Standard Chinese ) 多麼 何等 何其 Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 多麼 多 Taiwan 多麼 多 Malaysia 多 Singapore 多麼 多 Jilu Mandarin Jinan 多麼 多 Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 多 Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 好 多 Wuhan 幾 幾樣 好 Guilin 好 Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 多 Hefei 好 Cantonese Guangzhou 幾 幾咁 Hong Kong 幾 幾咁 Yangjiang 幾 Gan Nanchang 幾 Hakka Meixian 幾 Jin Taiyuan 多麼 多來 Northern Min Jian'ou 幾多 Eastern Min Fuzhou 若夥 若 Southern Min Xiamen 偌 偌爾仔 活 活欲 Quanzhou 偌 活 活欲 Zhangzhou 偌 偌爾仔 偌仔爾 活 活欲 Taipei 偌爾 偌仔爾 Kaohsiung 偌爾 偌仔爾 Penang(Hokkien) 偌 Singapore(Hokkien) 偌 Manila(Hokkien) 偌 Chaozhou 若 Singapore(Teochew) 若 Zhongshan Min Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi) 幾 Wu Shanghai 多少 幾化 Suzhou 幾化 Wenzhou 幾倈 幾恁 Xiang Changsha 幾 幾多 好 Shuangfeng 幾 好
Others :
Southern Min (Hokkien Xiamen Quanzhou Jinjiang Taipei Lukang Kinmen Magong Hsinchu Philippines Singapore (Hokkien Zhangzhou Kaohsiung Tainan Yilan Taichung (Hokkien Lukang (Hokkien Sanxia (Teochew 多
( Southern Min ) alternative form of濟 / 济 ( “ many ” ) 多
( Cantonese ) short for 多士 toast ”)奶油多 [Cantonese ] ― naai5 jau4 do1 [Jyutping] ― toast with condensed milk and butter多
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
many ,much 多( た ) • (ta-
multi- 多( た ) 言( げん ) 語( ご ) 辞( じ ) 書( しょ ) ta gengojishomulti lingual dictionary多 (eumhun 많을 다 ( maneul da ) )
hanja form? 다 ( “ many ,a lot of ” ) 다국적 多國籍 dagukjeok )다구 多口 dagu )다력 多力 daryeok )다분 多分 dabun )다세 多勢 dase )다부 多夫 dabu )다처 多妻 dacheo )다행 多幸 dahaeng )다사 多思 dasa )다겁 多怯 dageop )다수 多數 dasu )다수결 多數決 dasugyeol )다양 多樣 dayang )다복 多福 dabok )多
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
多 :Hán Nôm đa nhật
chữ Hán đa ( “ multi- ,poly- ” ) chữ Nôm đi ( “ togo , towalk ” ) chữ Nôm đa ( “ banyan ” ) chữ Nôm da ( “ banyan ” ) chữ Nôm da ( “ skin ” ) chữ Nôm đưa ( “ tohand , togive ” ) 
