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(Bushou)		 夕
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
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Decomp. 夕夕
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Mandarin duō
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Pinyin duo1
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弓戈弓戈
Sijiao 2720.7
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CNS 11643 1-4769
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Unicode U+591A
GB2312 B6E0
BIG5 A668
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Level 1
多 duō many / much / often / a lot of / numerous / more / in excess / how (to what extent) / multi- / Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
Results beginning with 多
多少 duō shao how much? / how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
多少 duō shǎo number / amount / somewhat
多种 duō zhǒng many kinds of / multiple / diverse / multi-
多年 duō nián many years / for many years / longstanding
多个 duō ge many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
多么 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent
多次 duō cì many times / repeatedly
多多 duō duō many / much / a lot / lots and lots / more / even more
多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time
多数 duō shù majority / most
多谢 duō xiè many thanks / thanks a lot
多元 duō yuán poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.)
多大 duō dà how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much
多彩 duō cǎi colorful / flamboyant
多样 duō yàng diverse / diversity / manifold
多余 duō yú superfluous / unnecessary / surplus
多情 duō qíng affectionate / passionate / emotional / sentimental
多半 duō bàn most / mostly / most likely
多于 duō yú more than / greater than
多层 duō céng multilayered / multilevel / multistory
多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
多方 duō fāng in many ways / from all sides
多达 duō dá up to / no less than / as much as
多用 duō yòng multipurpose / having several uses
多变 duō biàn fickle / (math.) multivariate
多国 duō guó multinational
多头 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment)
多姿 duō zī many postures
多时 duō shí long time
多云 duō yún cloudy (meteorology)
多亏 duō kuī thanks to / luckily
多边 duō biān multilateral
多言 duō yán wordy / talkative
多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly
多维 duō wéi multidimensional / abbr. for 多種維生素|多种维生素[duo1 zhong3 wei2 sheng1 su4], multivitamin
多疑 duō yí mistrustful / suspicious / paranoid
多心 duō xīn oversensitive / suspicious
多糖 duō táng polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate such as starch 澱粉|淀粉 / and cellulose 纖維素|纤维素)
多哈 Duō hā Doha, capital of Qatar
多寡 duō guǎ number / amount
多尔 Duō ěr Dole (name) / Bob Dole (1923-2021), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996
多才 duō cái multitalented / many-sided skills
多孔 duō kǒng porous
多采 duō cǎi variant of 多彩[duo1 cai3]
多利 Duō lì Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
多肽 duō tài polypeptide, chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
多党 duō dǎng multiparty
多模 duō mó multimode
多礼 duō lǐ too polite / overcourteous
多哥 Duō gē Togo
多汁 duō zhī succulent / juicy
多端 duō duān multifarious / multifold / many and varied / multiport / multistation / multiterminal
多山 duō shān mountainous
多义 duō yì polysemy / polysemous / ambiguity (linguistics)
多芬 Duō fēn Dove (brand)
多醣 duō táng polysaccharide
多晶 duō jīng polycrystalline
多音 duō yīn polyphony
多报 duō bào to overstate
多产 duō chǎn prolific / fertile / high yield
多舛 duō chuǎn full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to sb's life)
多放 duō fàng add extra (of a spice etc)
多佛 Duō fó Dover
多工 duō gōng to multiplex / multiple / multi-
多累 duō lèi I have troubled you
多伦 Duō lún Duolun County in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
多轮 duō lún in many stages / multilayered / multipronged (attack)
多瑙 Duō nǎo the Danube
多肉 duō ròu fleshy
多事 duō shì meddlesome / eventful
多士 duō shì toast (loanword)
多束 duō shù multibeam (e.g. laser)
多态 duō tài polymorphism
多星 duō xīng starry
多型 duō xíng (computing) polymorphism
多叶 duō yè leafy
多益 Duō yì TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) (Tw)
多馀 duō yú superfluous / unnecessary / surplus
多育 duō yù prolific / bearing many offspring
多咱 duō zan (dialect) when? / what time? / whenever
多站 duō zhàn multistation
多值 duō zhí multivalued (math.)
多助 duō zhù receiving much help (from outside) / well supported
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多媒体 duō méi tǐ multimedia
多功能 duō gōng néng multifunctional / multifunction
多年来 duō nián lái for the past many years
多少钱 duō shao qián how much money / how much?
多元化 duō yuán huà diversification / pluralism / to diversify
多方面 duō fāng miàn many-sided / in many aspects
多样化 duō yàng huà diversification / to diversify
多普达 Duō pǔ dá Dopod (company name)
多用户 duō yòng hù multiuser
多样性 duō yàng xìng variegation / diversity
多伦多 Duō lún duō Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada
多语言 duō yǔ yán polyglot / many language
多用途 duō yòng tú multipurpose
多边形 duō biān xíng polygon
多学科 duō xué kē interdisciplinary
多动症 duō dòng zhèng (coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
多尔衮 Duō ěr gǔn Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
多方位 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional
多瑙河 Duō nǎo Hé Danube
多民族 duō mín zú multiethnic
多年生 duō nián shēng perennial (of plants)
多米诺 duō mǐ nuò domino (loanword)
多普勒 Duō pǔ lè Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect
多晶硅 duō jīng guī polycrystalline silicon (used in electronics)
多发病 duō fā bìng frequently reoccurring disease
多面手 duō miàn shǒu multitalented person / versatile person / all-rounder
多极化 duō jí huà multipolarization / multi-polarity / multipolar / pluralization
多层面  layering
多级泵 duō jí bèng stage pump
多选题 duō xuǎn tí multiple-choice question
多项式 duō xiàng shì polynomial (math.) / multinomial
多巴胺 duō bā àn dopamine
多音字 duō yīn zì character with two or more readings
多面体 duō miàn tǐ polyhedron / polytope
多党制 duō dǎng zhì multiparty system
多角形 duō jiǎo xíng polygon / same as 多邊形|多边形
多义性 duō yì xìng equivocality
多义词 duō yì cí polyseme / polysemous word
多产的  philoprogenitive
多锯鲷  wreckfish
多锯鲈  wreckfish
多弹头  multiple warhead
多罗芬  Dolophin / Dolophine
多毛虫  tube worm
多国旅  Multinational Brigade
多瓣蒜 duō bàn suàn Chinese elephant garlic
多胞形 duō bāo xíng polytope
多宝鱼 duō bǎo yú turbot / European imported turbot / same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆
多倍体 duō bèi tǐ polyploid (multiple chromosomes)
多博伊 duō bó yī Doboj
多侧面 duō cè miàn many-sided
多层材 duō céng cái plywood
多层复 duō céng fù multiple cover / many-sheeted cover (math.)
多重性 duō chóng xìng multiplicity
多得是 duō de shì there's no shortage / there are plenty
多多马 Duō duō mǎ Dodoma, capital of Tanzania
多菲什 duō fēi shí dogfish (loanword)
多佛尔 Duō fó ěr Dover
多工化 duō gōng huà to multiplex
多工器 duō gōng qì multiplexer
多国师 duō guó shī Multinational Division
多国性 duō guó xìng multinationality
多铧犁 duō huá lí multishare or multifurrow plow
多角体 duō jiǎo tǐ polyhedron / polytope
多吉币 Duō jí bì Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)
多孔性 duō kǒng xìng porous / having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)
多粒子 duō lì zǐ many-particle (physics)
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更多 gèng duō more / even more
很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity)
许多 xǔ duō many / a lot of / much
太多 tài duō too much
众多 zhòng duō numerous
最多 zuì duō at most / maximum / greatest (amount) / maximal
好多 hǎo duō many / quite a lot / much better
大多 dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly
过多 guò duō too many / excessive
诸多 zhū duō (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
增多 zēng duō to increase / to grow in number
顶多 dǐng duō at most / at best
居多 jū duō to be in the majority
繁多 fán duō many and varied / of many different kinds
几多 jǐ duō (dialect) how much / how many / how (smart etc) / such ...
颇多 pō duō (quite) a lot / many
至多 zhì duō up to the maximum / upper limit / at most
良多 liáng duō considerably / much / quite a bit
基多 Jī duō Quito, capital of Ecuador
安多 An1 duō Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
贝多 bèi duō pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
长多 cháng duō good prospects in the long term (finance)
称多 Chèn duō Chindu County (Tibetan: khri 'du rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
短多 duǎn duō good prospects in the short term (finance)
哈多 hā duō Hador
玛多 Mǎ duō Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
魔多 mó duō Mordor
士多 shì duō (dialect) store (loanword)
所多 Suǒ duō Soto
提多 tí duō Titus (1st century AD), Christian missionary, disciple of St. Paul
杂多 Zá duō Zadoi County (Tibetan: rdza stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
治多 Zhì duō Zhidoi County (Tibetan: 'bri stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
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差不多 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
这么多 zhè me duō so many / so much
那么多 nà me duō so much / so very much
大多数 dà duō shù (great) majority
一年多 yī nián duō more than a year
贝多芬 Bèi duō fēn Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
潘多拉 Pān duō lā Pandora
奥兰多 Aò lán duō Orlando
好又多 Hǎo yòu duō Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
波尔多 Bō ěr duō Bordeaux
智多星 zhì duō xīng resourceful person / mastermind
闻一多 Wén Yī duō Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
索多玛 Suǒ duō mǎ Sodom
憎冷多  zenglendos
阿多诺 A1 duō nuò surname Adorno / Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno 狄奧多·阿多諾|狄奥多·阿多诺[Di2 ao4 duo1 · / A1 duo1 nuo4] (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer
埃多人 āi duō rén Edo
埃多州 āi duō zhōu Edo
安多芬 ān duō fēn endorphin (loanword)
安多县 An1 duō xiàn Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
巴贝多 Bā bèi duō Barbados, Caribbean island (Tw)
巴拉多 bā lā duō Barad-dûr
彼拉多 Bǐ lā duō Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
伯多禄 Bó duō lù Peter (Catholic transliteration)
博格多 Bó gé duō Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia
差得多 chà dé duō fall short by a large amount
产量多 chǎn liàng duō fruitful
称多县 Chèn duō xiàn Chindu County (Tibetan: khri 'du rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
狄奥多 Dí ào duō Theodor (name)
厄瓜多 E4 guā duō Ecuador (Tw)
二十多 èr shí duō over 20
非常多 fēi cháng duō much / very many
芬多精 fēn duō jīng phytoncide (biochemistry)
哥林多 Gē lín duō Corinth
格林多 Gé lín duō Corinthians
贡多拉 gòng duō lā gondola (Venetian boat) (loanword)
贡多林 gòng duō lín Gondolin
哈多族 hā duō zú House
好市多 Hǎo shì duō Costco (warehouse club chain)
很多时 hěn duō shí often
加多宝 Jiā duō bǎo JDB (Chinese beverage company)
卡多兰 kǎ duō lán Cardolan
科布多 Kē bù duō Qobto or Kobdo, khanate of outer Mongolia
力比多 lì bǐ duō libido (loanword)
马布多 Mǎ bù duō Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw)
玛多县 Mǎ duō xiàn Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
没多久 méi duō jiǔ before long / soon after
门多萨 mén duō sà Mendoza,
默多克 Mò duō kè Murdoch (name) / Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate
南多族 nán duō zú Nandor
拼多多 Pīn duō duō Pinduoduo, social e-commerce company founded in 2015
趣多多 Qù duō duō Chips Ahoy! (brand)
少成多 shǎo chéng duō Many little things add up to sth great (idiom) / many a mickle makes a muckle
圣多美 Shèng Duō měi Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
十多亿 shí duō yì over one billion / more than a billion
数不多 shù bù duō a small number / one of a very few
四十多 sì shí duō more than 40
所多玛 Suǒ duō mǎ Sodom
特鲁多 Tè lǔ duō Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1980-1984 and 1968-1979 / Justin Trudeau (1971-), prime minister of Canada from 2015
提多书 Tí duō shū Epistle of St Paul to Titus
托莱多 Tuō lái duō Toledo, Spain
霞多丽 Xiá duō lì Chardonnay (grape type)
鲜橙多 Xiān chéng duō Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
悉达多 Xī dá duō Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
心眼多 xīn yǎn duō to have unfounded doubts / overconcerned
养乐多 Yǎng lè duō Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
杂多县 Zá duō xiàn Zadoi County (Tibetan: rdza stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
珍多冰 zhēn duō bīng cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert
脂多糖 zhī duō táng lipopolysaccharide
治多县 Zhì duō xiàn Zhidoi County (Tibetan: 'bri stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
绝大多数 jué dà duō shù the vast majority
大多数人 dà duō shù rén most people / the majority of people
维多利亚 Wéi duō lì yà Victoria (name) / Victoria, capital of the Seychelles
或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less
不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare
僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
马拉多纳 Mǎ lā duō nà Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer
见多识广 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
厄瓜多尔 E4 guā duō ěr Ecuador
凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / inauspicious / everything points to disaster
变化多端 biàn huà duō duān changeable / changing / varied / full of changes
薄利多销 bó lì duō xiāo small profit but rapid turnover
足智多谋 zú zhì duō móu resourceful / full of stratagems
里瓦尔多 Lǐ wǎ ěr duō Rivaldo
名目繁多 míng mù fán duō names of many kinds (idiom) / items of every description
诡计多端 guǐ jì duō duān deceitful in many ways (idiom) / wily and mischievous / full of craft and cunning
波多黎各 Bō duō Lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
莱昂纳多 Lái áng nà duō Leonardo (name)
博学多才 bó xué duō cái erudite and multitalented (idiom) / versatile and able
萨尔瓦多 Sà ěr wǎ duō El Salvador
一夫多妻 yī fū duō qī polygamy
以少胜多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness
积少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean
时日无多 shí rì wú duō time is limited (idiom)
巴巴多斯 Bā bā duō sī Barbados
波尔多液 Bō ěr duō yè Bordeaux mixture
丰富多彩 fēng fù duō cǎi richly colorful
正多边形 zhèng duō biān xíng regular
博识多通 bó shí duō tōng knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
博闻多识 bó wén duō shí learned and erudite / knowledgeable and experienced
博物多闻 bó wù duō wén wide and knowledgeable / well-informed and experienced
得道多助 dé dào duō zhù a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around
贵人多忘 guì rén duō wàng an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
夸多斗靡 kuā duō dòu mǐ to compete to produce extravagant literary works (idiom)
能者多劳 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
裒多益寡 póu duō yì guǎ to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
人多势众 rén duō shì zhòng many men, a great force (idiom) / many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
少见多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom) / fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication / naive / unworldy
虱多不痒 shī duō bù yǎng many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom) / no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others / Troubles never come singly. / It never rains but it pours.
言多必失 yán duō bì shī if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
一写多读  write-once-read-many
养分太多  eutrophication
相对多数  plurality / simple majority
扩谱多址  spread spectrum multiple access
法定多数  majority required
投资过多  overcapacity
一人多票  ballot stuffing
分时多路  time-division multiple access
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