多

duō

many; much; more; a lot of

too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-

evening (夕) + evening (夕) = many, much

One evening is ordinary; two evenings stacked together suggests time accumulating in multiples. The doubling itself is the meaning — more and more of the same thing.

夕+夕→多
夕EveningSemantic

今天来的人很多。

jīn tiān lái de rén hěn duō。

There are a lot of people who came today.

你知道这条路有多长吗?

nǐ zhī dào zhè tiáo lù yǒu duō cháng ma?

Do you know how long this road is?

Words with 多

多事之秋

duō shì zhī qiū

(idiom) troubled times; eventful period

绝对多数

jué duì duō shù

absolute majority

几多

jǐ duō

(dialect) how much

多亏

duō kuī

thanks to

多多少少

duō duō shǎo shǎo

to some extent

多多益善

duō duō yì shàn

the more the better

多灾多难

duō zāi duō nàn

to be plagued with misfortunes

维多利亚

wéi duō lì yà

(name) Victoria

大多数

dà duō shù

(great) majority

少见多怪

shǎo jiàn duō guài

lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)

圣萨尔瓦多

shèng sà ěr wǎ duō

San Salvador, capital of El Salvador

好多

hǎo duō

many

More characters with 夕

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