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多 duō — “many”
How to write and say the Chinese character 多 (duō), which means many — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Numbers & counting.
Pinyin · 拼音 duō
Meaning · 意思 many
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 夕 (evening)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
多 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: two nights 夕, suggesting many.
A common word常用词
很多
lots
Example sentence例句
公园里人真多。
There are so many people in the park.
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