The Chinese Radical: 多


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many    多

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
many, much, numerous, multi-
duō
Twice evening (When the moon is not yet fully there, it is only evening.)
Two evenings can be too many.
JLPT HSK 4
to be enough, to reach
gòu
Left: sentence (= sth. wrapped out of the mouth ), right: many (two evenings )
(Not only) one sentence, but many are enough (to reach ...).
JLPT HSK 5
to move, to shift, to change, to alter, to remove

Left: rice plant , right: many (2 x evening )
Rice plants are many, so we can shift them, when we move.
JLPT HSK 6
to grow, to reproduce, increase
zhí
Left: bad, wicked (=bare bone, HERE: vari. of many ), right: immediately (Ten eyes watch the base line __ which is straight.)
Many things can immediately be grown & reproduced.
JLPT HSK 6
exaggerating, extravagant, wasteful
chǐ
Left: person , right: much, many
(At an invitaion:) If the persons are too many, it is exaggerating.
JLPT HSK 6
tremble, quiver, to shiver (of cold)
duō
Left: mouth , right: many
The mouth makes many (sounds) when trembling.
JLPT no HSK
dad
diē
Left: father (.. has a stick in his hand ), right: many
The father is above of many (= the children) and is: My dad!

Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning.




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