多
duō
HSK 1
#61 most
frequent character
many, much, a lot of, numerous
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
多 uses 夕, which here stands for 肉 meat, not evening. Two pieces of meat, once scarce, stood for 'much, many'. The meaning grew to 'how' and 'excessively, too much'.
Drawn as: two meat pieces
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Example Sentences
我有很多书。
wǒyǒu hěnduō shū 。
I have many books.
这家餐厅很好，有很多美食。
zhè jiā cāntīng hěnhǎo ， yǒu hěnduō měishí 。
This restaurant is very good, there are a lot of delicious foods.
他有很多朋友。
tāyǒu hěnduō péngyǒu 。
He has many friends.
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