多

See also: 夛 and 𭐴

多	U+591A, 多 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-591A

← 夙
[U+5919]

CJK Unified Ideographs

夛 →
[U+591B]

多	U+2F85D, 多 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F85D

← 夆
[U+2F85C]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

夢 →
[U+2F85E]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

多 (Kangxi radical 36, 夕+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓戈弓戈 (NINI), four-corner 2720₇, composition ⿱夕夕)

Derived characters

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

Descendants

タ (Katakana character derived from Man'yōgana)

References

KangXi: 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
Unihan data for U+2F85D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 多
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (多) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	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) – two pieces of meat (肉). In the bronze script, 肉 was corrupted into 夕 due to visual similarity, making 多 into a duplication of 夕. The form with 夕 was inherited in later scripts.

Chi (2010) suggests that meat is scarce in ancient times, so two pieces of meat is a lot, citing a passage from Mencius:

七十者可以食肉矣。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

Qīshí zhě kěyǐ shí ròu yǐ. [Pinyin]

Persons of seventy years may eat meat.

Chang Ping-chuan suggests that it is the duplicative nature of the character that gives the meaning of "many", just like in 林 (“forest”), from 木 (“tree; wood”).

Etymology 1

trad.		多
simp. ^#		多
alternative forms		𡖈𢑑夛

Etymology unclear. Schuessler (2007) suggests that it is in the same word family as 諸 (OC *tjaː, *tja, “many; all”) and 庶 (OC *hljaɡs, “many”).

Hill (2014, 2019) compares it to Tibetan ཆེ (che, “big”), མཐེ་བོ (mthe bo, “thumb”), Burmese တယ် (tai, “very”). STEDT derives the latter two from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ta-j (“big”), whose Chinese comparandum is 大 (OC *daːds, “large”) instead; 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 to Proto-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 compare Proto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ (“many, much”), whence Thai หลาย (hlǎai, “many”) and Zhuang lai (“many”), and Proto-Hlai *hləːy (“many”) (Gong Qunhu, 2002; Schuessler, 2007; Baxter and Sagart, 2014). Schuessler (2007) considers the Chinese word to be from Kra-Dai, but others suggest that the direction of borrowing may have been the other way (Li, 1977; Baxter and Sagart, 1998; Norquest, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): duō, duó (duo¹, duo²)
(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛ, ㄉㄨㄛˊ
(Chengdu, SP): do¹
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дуә (duə, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): do¹, doe¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): o¹
Gan (Wiktionary): do¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): tô
(Meixian, Guangdong): do¹
Jin (Wiktionary): de¹
Min Bei (KCR): duói / dó̤ / do̿
Min Dong (BUC): dŏ̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): to / to͘
(Teochew, Peng'im): do¹
Wu (Wiktionary): tu (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): do¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duō
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duo
  - Wade–Giles: to¹
  - Yale: dwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duo
  - Palladius: до (do)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /twɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duó
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duó
  - Wade–Giles: to²
  - Yale: dwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwo
  - Palladius: до (do)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /twɔ³⁵/

Note: duó - colloquial variant (“so, how, what”).

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: do¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: do
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дуә (duə, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: do¹, doe¹
  - Yale: dō, dēu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: do¹, doe¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: do¹, dê¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔː⁵⁵/, /tœː⁵⁵/

Note: doe1 - colloquial variant (“few”).

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: o¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵘɔ³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: do¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tô
  - Hakka Romanization System: do´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: do¹
  - Sinological IPA: /to²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: do¹
  - Sinological IPA: /to⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: de¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tɤ¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: duói / dó̤ / do̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuɛ⁵⁴/, /tɔ⁵⁴/, /to³³/

Note:

duói - vernacular;
dó - literary;
do̿ - limited (e.g. 多謝).

Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dŏ̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to
  - Tâi-lô: to
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doy
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /to³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /to⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to͘
  - Tâi-lô: too
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dof
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tɔ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: do¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: to
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tu (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tv̩ʷ⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: do¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to³³/

Middle Chinese: /tɑ/

Rime
Character	多
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	得何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/tɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/tɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ta/
Li Rong	/tɑ/
Wang Li	/tɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/tɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	duō
Expected Cantonese Reflex	do¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[t.l]ˤaj/
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'aːl/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	多
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	duō
Middle Chinese	‹ ta ›
Old Chinese	/*[t.l]ˁaj/
English	many
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	多
Reading #	1/1
No.	2637
Phonetic component	多
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	多
Old Chinese	/*ʔl'aːl/
Notes	甲金文從二肉非二夕

Definitions

多

many; much; a lot of; numerous
街上有很多人。 ― Jiēshàng yǒu hěn duō rén. ― There is a lot of people in the street
- 永叔謂為文有三多：看多、做多、商量多也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  永叔谓为文有三多：看多、做多、商量多也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 11th century, 陳師道／陈师道 (Chen Shidao), 《後山詩話》
  Yǒngshū wèi wèi wén yǒu sānduō: kàn duō, zuò duō, shāngliàng duō yě. [Pinyin]
  Yongshu said that in writing, there are three things to do much of. These are reading much, writing much, and revising much.
Antonym: 少 (shǎo)
(after an amount) over; and more; more than
兩年多／两年多 ― liǎng nián duō ― more than two years
(after an amount but before the classifier) as much as
100多MB ― 100 duō MB ― as much as 100 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 (dān)
多個方面／多个方面 ― duō ge fāngmiàn ― multiple facets
(used in comparison structure 得多, 多了) much more; a lot more; far more
他比我高得多。 ― Tā bǐ wǒ gāo de duō. ― He is a lot taller than I am.
病人今天好多了。 ― Bìngrén jīntiān hǎo duō le. ― The patient is much better today.
more
我應該多運動。／我应该多运动。 ― Wǒ yīnggāi duō yùndòng. ― I should exercise more.
冚多張被／冚多张被 [Cantonese] ― kam² do¹ zoeng¹ pei⁵ [Jyutping] ― put on one more blanket
今天比昨天冷，得多穿一件外套。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng, děi duō chuān yī jiàn wàitào. [Pinyin]
Today is colder than yesterday, so you have to put on one more jacket.
extra; in excess
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 few extra 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 zǒu duō yuǎn de jùlí? [Pinyin]
How far do you have to walk to get to school?
你多高？ ― Nǐ duō gāo? ― How tall are you?
(emphasis in exclamations) so; how; what
看她多漂亮啊！ ― Kàn tā duō piàoliàng a! ― Look how pretty she is!
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 màozǐ duō kě'ài ya! [Pinyin]
What an adorable hat she is wearing! / The hat she is wearing is so adorable!
to have a lot
to have more; to have too much; to have 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 kei⁵ do¹ zo² jat¹ go³ jan⁴. [Jyutping]
The household has a new member.
(Cantonese) few; little
咁多多 [Cantonese] ― gam³ doe¹ doe¹ [Jyutping] ― just this much (meaning “just very few”)

Usage notes

(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.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 多 (“many; much”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		多, 夥
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		多
Mandarin	Beijing	多
	Taiwan	多
	Harbin	多
	Yantai (Muping)	多
	Jinan	多
	Luoyang	多
	Wanrong	多
	Xi'an	多
	Yinchuan	多
	Lanzhou	多
	Xining	多
	Ürümqi	多, 托洛
	Wuhan	多
	Chengdu	多
	Guiyang	多
	Liuzhou	多
	Yangzhou	多
	Nanjing	多, 歹
	Hefei	多
	Malaysia	多
	Singapore	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
Jin	Xinzhou	多
Min Bei	Jian'ou	濟
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	濟
	Songxi	濟
	Zhenghe	濟
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	濟
	Jianyang	濟
	Jianyang (Huangkeng)	夥
	Wuyishan	濟
	Pucheng (Shibei)	濟
Min Dong	Fuzhou	濟
	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
Min Nan	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
Puxian Min	Xianyou	濟
Min Zhong	Yong'an	濟
	Sanyuan	濟
	Shaxian	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

(after an amount): 幾／几 (jǐ); (Min Nan) 外

Dialectal synonyms of 多 (“how (to what degree)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		多
Mandarin	Taiwan	多
	Yantai (Muping)	多
	Jinan	多, 多麼
	Wanrong	多
	Xi'an	多
	Yinchuan	多
	Lanzhou	多
	Xining	多
	Ürümqi	多
	Wuhan	幾, 幾樣, 好
	Chengdu	好
	Guiyang	好
	Liuzhou	幾
	Xuzhou	多
	Yangzhou	多
	Nanjing	多
	Malaysia	多
Cantonese	Guangzhou	幾
	Hong Kong	幾
	Dongguan	幾
Gan	Nanchang	幾
	Lichuan	幾
	Pingxiang	幾
Hakka	Meixian	幾
	Yudu	幾
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	幾
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	幾
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	幾
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	幾
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	幾
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	幾
Huizhou	Jixi	多少
Jin	Taiyuan	多來
Jin	Xinzhou	多麼, 多啦
Min Bei	Jian'ou	幾多
Min Dong	Fuzhou	若夥
Min Nan	Xiamen	偌
	Quanzhou	偌
	Zhangzhou	偌
	Penang (Hokkien)	偌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	偌
	Jieyang	若
	Singapore (Teochew)	若
	Leizhou	偌
	Haikou	偌
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	幾
Wu	Shanghai	多少, 幾化
	Shanghai (Chongming)	多下
	Suzhou	幾化
	Danyang	多
	Hangzhou	多少
	Wenzhou	幾倈
	Jinhua	幾很
Xiang	Changsha	好
Xiang	Loudi	好

Dialectal synonyms of 多麼 (“how; what; so; such”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
Mandarin	Beijing	多麼, 多
	Taiwan	多麼, 多
	Jinan	多麼, 多
	Xi'an	多
	Wuhan	幾, 幾樣, 好
	Chengdu	好, 多
	Guilin	好
	Yangzhou	多
	Hefei	好
	Malaysia	多
	Singapore	多麼, 多
Cantonese	Guangzhou	幾, 幾咁
	Hong Kong	幾, 幾咁
	Yangjiang	幾
Gan	Nanchang	幾
Hakka	Meixian	幾
Jin	Taiyuan	多麼, 多來
Min Bei	Jian'ou	幾多
Min Dong	Fuzhou	若夥, 若
Min Nan	Xiamen	偌, 偌爾仔
	Quanzhou	偌
	Zhangzhou	偌, 偌爾仔, 偌仔爾
	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
Wu	Shanghai	多少, 幾化
	Suzhou	幾化
	Wenzhou	幾倈, 幾恁
Xiang	Changsha	幾, 幾多, 好
Xiang	Shuangfeng	幾, 好

Compounds

Derived terms from 多

三多
不可多得 (bùkěduōdé)
不多 (bùduō)
不多不少
不多久
不多工夫
不足多
人多成王
偌多
僧多粥少 (sēngduōzhōushǎo)
利多 (lìduō)
加多 (jiāduō)
厄瓜多 (Èguāduō)
命途多舛 (mìngtúduōchuǎn)
基多 (Jīduō)
增多 (zēngduō)
士多啤梨 (shìduōpílí)
多久 (duōjiǔ)
多事 (duōshì)
多事之秋 (duōshìzhīqiū)
多事逞才
多元化 (duōyuánhuà)
多元性
多共少
多分 (duōfēn)
多半 (duōbàn)
多半日
多口
多可
多嘴 (duōzuǐ)
多嘴多舌
多嘴擦舌
多因
多士 (duōshì)
多多 (duōduō)
多多少少 (duōduōshǎoshǎo)
多多益善 (duōduōyìshàn)
多大 (duōdà)
多大小
多如牛毛 (duōrúniúmáo)
多婪
多嫌
多子
多定
多寡 (duōguǎ)
多少 (duōshao)
多少是好
多年 (duōnián)
多幸 (duōxìng)
多彩多姿 (duōcǎiduōzī)
多得 (duōdé)
多心 (duōxīn)
多忌
多情 (duōqíng)
多愁善感 (duōchóushàngǎn)
多愁多病
多慢
多才 (duōcái)
多承
多指症
多故
多文
多方 (duōfāng)
多早晚 (duōzaowǎn)
多明尼加 (Duōmíngníjiā)
多是
多梭
多次曝光
多欲
多歧亡羊
多歧援喻
多歪多妒
多浪 (Duōlàng)
多瑙河 (Duōnǎo Hé)
多生
多疑 (duōyí)
多病 (duōbìng)
多神教 (duōshénjiào)
多端 (duōduān)
多端寡要
多管
多管是
多米尼克 (Duōmǐníkè)
多糖 (duōtáng)
多累
多耳麻鞋
多胞胎 (duōbāotāi)
多能
多般
多花
多藏厚亡
多角化
多角形 (duōjiǎoxíng)
多言 (duōyán)
多言或中
多言招悔
多重 (duōchóng)
多重人格
多重性格
多量 (duōliàng)
多雨 (duōyǔ)
多露
多面手 (duōmiànshǒu)
多音字 (duōyīnzì)
大多 (dàduō)
天下多故
好事多妨
好事多磨 (hǎoshìduōmó)
好事多魔
好多 (hǎoduō)
婀娜多姿 (ēnuóduōzī)
孔多 (kǒngduō)
安多尼

居多 (jūduō)
差不多 (chàbuduō)
巴多尼
得道多助 (dédàoduōzhù)
所在多有
抵多少
拉多加湖 (Lāduōjiā Hú)
智多星 (zhìduōxīng)
波多黎各 (Bōduōlígè)
泥多佛大
狼多肉少
科布多 (Kēbùduō)
科布多河
空翻多
粥少僧多
繁多 (fánduō)
背多分
自作多情 (zìzuòduōqíng)
自多
自求多福 (zìqiúduōfú)
至多 (zhìduō)
良多 (liángduō)
芬多精 (fēnduōjīng)
苦多
裒多益寡
言多必失 (yánduōbìshī)
阿多尼斯 (Āduōnísī)
雷多公路
凶多吉少 (xiōngduōjíshǎo)
多凶少吉
多姿多采
多采多姿 (duōcǎi-duōzī)
一專多能／一专多能 (yīzhuānduōnéng)
不多幾日／不多几日
不多時／不多时 (bùduōshí)
不爭多／不争多
不遑多讓／不遑多让 (bùhuángduōràng)
人多勢眾／人多势众 (rénduōshìzhòng)
人多口雜／人多口杂
人多嘴雜／人多嘴杂 (rénduōzuǐzá)
人多手亂／人多手乱
人多手雜／人多手杂
介許多／介许多
伊多語／伊多语 (Yīduōyǔ)
伯多祿／伯多禄 (Bóduōlù)
作惡多端／作恶多端 (zuò'èduōduān)
倚多為勝／倚多为胜
傲卒多敗／傲卒多败
兒女情多／儿女情多
兵多將廣／兵多将广
分金多與／分金多与
利多出盡／利多出尽
利多於弊／利多于弊
勇動多怨／勇动多怨
博學多才／博学多才 (bóxuéduōcái)
博學多聞／博学多闻 (bóxuéduōwén)
博物多聞／博物多闻
博聞多見／博闻多见
博聞多識／博闻多识
四郊多壘／四郊多垒
多不勝數／多不胜数
多來特巴格／多来特巴格 (Duōláitè Bāgé)
多倫／多伦 (Duōlún)
多倫多／多伦多 (Duōlúnduō)
多元論／多元论 (duōyuánlùn)
多則／多则
多功能廳／多功能厅 (duōgōngnéngtīng)
多嘴饒舌／多嘴饶舌
多國企業／多国企业
多多益辦／多多益办
多媒體／多媒体 (duōméitǐ)
多媒體卡／多媒体卡
多嬌／多娇
多子多孫／多子多孙
多寶塔／多宝塔
多寶槅／多宝槅
多幕劇／多幕剧
多慮／多虑 (duōlǜ)
多才多藝／多才多艺 (duōcáiduōyì)
多數／多数 (duōshù)
多數決／多数决
多文為富／多文为富
多方招撫／多方招抚
多時／多时 (duōshí)
多會兒／多会儿 (duōhuìr)
多材多藝／多材多艺
多樣化／多样化 (duōyànghuà)
多樣性／多样性 (duōyàngxìng)
多此一舉／多此一举 (duōcǐyījǔ)
多歷年代／多历年代
多歷年所／多历年所 (duō lì niánsuǒ)
多氯聯苯／多氯联苯 (duōlǜliánběn)
多災多難／多灾多难 (duōzāiduōnàn)
多爾袞／多尔衮 (Duō'ěrgǔn)
多瑪／多玛 (Duōmǎ)
多病多災／多病多灾
多發性／多发性 (duōfāxìng)
多福多壽／多福多寿
多禮／多礼
多空交戰／多空交战
多管閒事／多管闲事 (duōguǎnxiánshì)
多維／多维 (duōwéi)
多羅／多罗 (duōluó)
多羅貝勒／多罗贝勒 (duōluó bèilè)
多羅麻／多罗麻
多義／多义 (duōyì)
多義詞／多义词
多聞／多闻
多聞強記／多闻强记
多聞闕疑／多闻阙疑
多蒙寄聲／多蒙寄声
多蒙推轂／多蒙推毂

多蒙藥石／多蒙药石
多虧／多亏 (duōkuī)
多行不義必自斃／多行不义必自毙 (duō xíng bùyì bì zìbì)
多角經營／多角经营
多言數窮／多言数穷
多言繁稱／多言繁称
多話／多话
多語教育／多语教育
多謀善斷／多谋善断
多謝／多谢 (duōxiè)
多謝費心／多谢费心
多謝關照／多谢关照
多變／多变 (duōbiàn)
多財善賈／多财善贾
多賤寡貴／多贱寡贵
多軌錄音／多轨录音
多退少補／多退少补
多道散說／多道散说
多違／多违
多邊／多边 (duōbiān)
多邊形／多边形 (duōbiānxíng)
多邊貿易／多边贸易
多醣體／多糖体
多重國籍／多重国籍 (duōchóng guójí)
多錢善賈／多钱善贾
多難／多难
多難興邦／多难兴邦 (duōnànxīngbāng)
多頭／多头 (duōtóu)
多頭市場／多头市场
多頭馬車／多头马车
多餘／多余 (duōyú)
多魯／多鲁 (Duōlǔ)
多麼／多么 (duōme)
多黨制／多党制
夜長夢多／夜长梦多 (yèchángmèngduō)
大多數／大多数 (dàduōshù)
好事多慳／好事多悭
少見多怪／少见多怪 (shǎojiànduōguài)
巴貝多／巴贝多 (Bābèiduō)
幾多／几多 (jǐduō)
悉達多／悉达多 (Xīdáduō)
懶人多屎尿／懒人多屎尿
提婆達多／提婆达多 (Típódáduō)
政出多門／政出多门
時日無多／时日无多 (shírìwúduō)
晴時多雲／晴时多云
會少離多／会少离多
正多邊形／正多边形 (zhèngduōbiānxíng)
正多面體／正多面体 (zhèng duōmiàntǐ)
水大魚多／水大鱼多
沒多少／没多少
沒多時／没多时
法出多門／法出多门
波爾多／波尔多 (Bō'ěrduō)
濟濟多士／济济多士
無多子／无多子
特多龍／特多龙 (tèduōlóng)
狡猾多詐／狡猾多诈
猶豫多疑／犹豫多疑
獲益良多／获益良多 (huòyìliángduō)
直諒多聞／直谅多闻
相對多數／相对多数 (xiāngduì duōshù)
眾多／众多 (zhòngduō)
眾少成多／众少成多
積少成多／积少成多 (jīshǎochéngduō)
糧多草廣／粮多草广
絕大多數／绝大多数 (juédàduōshù)
絕對多數／绝对多数 (juéduì duōshù)
絢麗多姿／绚丽多姿
維多米／维多米
綽約多姿／绰约多姿
繁禮多儀／繁礼多仪
聖多斯／圣多斯
聞一多／闻一多
能者多勞／能者多劳 (néngzhěduōláo)
花多實少／花多实少
華祝三多／华祝三多
萊克多巴胺／莱克多巴胺 (láikèduōbā'àn)
薄利多銷／薄利多销 (bólìduōxiāo)
薩爾瓦多／萨尔瓦多 (Sà'ěrwǎduō)
虛多實少／虚多实少
見多識廣／见多识广 (jiànduōshíguǎng)
言多傷行／言多伤行
言多失實／言多失实
言多語失／言多语失
許多／许多 (xǔduō)
許許多多／许许多多 (xǔxǔduōduō)
詭計多端／诡计多端 (guǐjìduōduān)
詭譎多變／诡谲多变 (guǐjuéduōbiàn)
詭變多端／诡变多端
誇多鬥靡／夸多斗靡
諸多／诸多 (zhūduō)
謀夫孔多／谋夫孔多
識多才廣／识多才广
變化多端／变化多端 (biànhuàduōduān)
貝多／贝多 (bèiduō)
貝多樹／贝多树
貝多芬／贝多芬 (Bèiduōfēn)
財多勢重／财多势重
財多命殆／财多命殆
貪多務得／贪多务得
貴人多忘／贵人多忘
貽誚多方／贻诮多方
足智多謀／足智多谋 (zúzhìduōmóu)
躁人辭多／躁人辞多
軍多將廣／军多将广
轉盼多情／转盼多情
辭多受少／辞多受少
錢多多／钱多多
阿耨多羅／阿耨多罗 (ānòuduōluó)
頂多／顶多 (dǐngduō)
鬼計多端／鬼计多端

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (多):

→ Japanese: 多(た) (ta)
→ Korean: 다(多) (da)
→ Vietnamese: đa (多)

Others:

→? Proto-Hlai: *hləːy
→? Proto-Tai: *ʰlaːjᴬ

Etymology 2

trad.		多
simp. ^#		多

Pronunciation

Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chōe / chē / chǒe / chēre
(Teochew, Peng'im): zoi⁷

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chōe
  - Tâi-lô: tsuē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoe
  - IPA (Lukang): /t͡sue³¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen, Singapore): /t͡sue²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sue⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chē
  - Tâi-lô: tsē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ze
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡se³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡se²²/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒe
  - Tâi-lô: tsuě
  - IPA (Lukang): /t͡sue³³/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chēre
  - Tâi-lô: tserē
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zoi⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsōi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soi¹¹/

Definitions

多

(Min Nan) Alternative form of 濟／济 (“many”).

Etymology 3

trad.		多
simp. ^#		多

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): do¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: do¹
  - Yale: dō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: do¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: do¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔː⁵⁵/

Definitions

多

(Cantonese) Short for 多士 (“toast”).
奶油多 [Cantonese] ― naai⁵ jau⁴ do¹ [Jyutping] ― toast with condensed milk and butter

Japanese

Kanji

多

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

many, much

Readings

Go-on: た (ta, Jōyō)
Kan-on: た (ta, Jōyō)
Kun: おおい (ōi, 多い, Jōyō)^{←おほい (ofoi, historical)}; さわ (sawa, 多)^{←さは (safa, historical)}
Nanori: おおし (ōshi); かず (kazu); な (na); なお (nao); まさ (masa); まさる (masaru)

Compounds

多(た)分(ぶん) (tabun)

Prefix

多(た) • (ta-)

multi-
多(た)言(げん)語(ご)辞(じ)書(しょ)
tagengojisho
multilingual dictionary

Korean

Hanja

多 (eumhun 많을 다 (maneul da))

Hanja form^? of 다 (“many, a lot of”).

Compounds

多國籍 (다국적, dagukjeok)
多口 (다구, dagu)
多力 (다력, daryeok)
多分 (다분, dabun)
多勢 (다세, dase)
多夫 (다부, dabu)
多妻 (다처, dacheo)
多幸 (다행, daheng)
多思 (다사, dasa)
多怯 (다겁, dageop)
多數 (다수, dasu)
多數決 (다수결, dasugyeol)
多樣 (다양, dayang)
多福 (다복, dabok)

Okinawan

Kanji

多

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Kun: うふさん (ufusan, 多さん)

Vietnamese

Han character

多: Hán Nôm readings: đa, nhật

chữ Hán form of đa (“multi-, poly-”).
Nôm form of đi (“to go, to walk”).
Nôm form of đa (“banyan”).
Nôm form of da (“banyan”).
Nôm form of da (“skin”).
Nôm form of đưa (“to hand, to give”).