# 多

| 多 | U+591A, &#22810; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-591A |
| ← 夙 [U+5919] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 夛 → [U+591B] |
| 多 | U+2F85D, &#194653; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F85D |
| ← 夆 [U+2F85C] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 夢 → [U+2F85E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

多 (Kangxi radical 36, 夕+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓戈弓戈 (NINI), four-corner 2720$_7$, 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)
* 𛁠 (Hentaigana character derived from Man'yōgana)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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 |
| | 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

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 (lǎai, “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 (duo$^1$, duo$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛ, ㄉㄨㄛˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): do$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): duǒ / duó
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dò
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дуә (duə, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): do$^1$ / doe$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): do$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): o$^1$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): do$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): do$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): tô
    (Hailu, HRS): do$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): do$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): de$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): duói / dó̤ / do̿
* Eastern Min (BUC): dŏ̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dor$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): to / to͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): do$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): do$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): do$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$tu / $^1$tou / $^1$to / $^1$ta
** (Jinhua): $^1$tuo; $^1$to
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): do$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): duo$^1$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): do$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duō
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duo
*** Wade–Giles: to$^1$
*** Yale: dwō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duo
*** Palladius: до (do)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duó
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duó
*** Wade–Giles: to$^2$
*** Yale: dwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwo
*** Palladius: до (do)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: do$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: do
*** Sinological IPA : /to⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: duǒ / duó
*** Sinological IPA : /tuo²¹/, /tuo²⁴/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: dò
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /to³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дуә (duə, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /tuə²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: do$^1$ / doe$^1$
*** Yale: dō / dēu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: do$^1$ / doe$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: do$^1$ / dê$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔː⁵⁵/, /tœː⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: o$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵘɔ³³/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /to⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tô
*** Hakka Romanization System: do$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /to²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: do$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /to⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /to⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: de$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tɤ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: duói / dó̤ / do̿
*** Sinological IPA : /tuɛ⁵⁴/, /tɔ⁵⁴/, /to³³/
* duói - vernacular;
* dó - literary;
* do̿ - limited (e.g. 多謝).
* Middle Chinese: ta
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 |
| Baxter | ta |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ta/ |
| Li Rong | /tɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /tɑ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | duō |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | do$^1$ |
* 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
    From: 11th century, 陳師道 (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
* (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] ― sap$^6$ gei$^2$ do$^1$ nin$^4$ [Jyutping] ― so many decades
* (before a classifier) multiple
    Antonym: 單 / 单
    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.
       Bìngrén jīntiān hǎo duō le. [Pinyin]
       The patient is much better today.
* more
       Wǒ yīnggāi duō yùndòng. [Pinyin]
       I should exercise more.
    冚多張被／冚多张被 [Cantonese] ― kam$^2$ do$^1$ zoeng$^1$ pei$^5$ [Jyutping] ― put on one more blanket
       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
       keoi$^5$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ hou$^2$ ji$^6$ zeoi$^3$, jam$^2$ do$^1$ loeng$^5$ bui$^1$ be$^1$ zau$^2$ zau$^6$ lam$^3$ zo$^2$ laa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       He gets drunk really easily. He passed out after drinking a few extra glasses of beer.
* (used in question) how; how much; what
       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!
       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
    多事之秋 ― duōshì zhī qiū ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
       Huā fā duō fēngyǔ, rénshēng zú biélí. [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to have more; to have too much; to have too many
       Tā mǎi le sì zhāng piào, duō le yī zhāng. [Pinyin]
       He bought four tickets, which was one too many.
       uk$^1$ kei$^2$ do$^1$ zo$^2$ jat$^1$ go$^3$ jan$^4$. [Jyutping]
       The household has a new member.
* (Cantonese) few; little
    咁多多 [Cantonese] ― gam$^3$ doe$^1$ doe$^1$ [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

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 多, 夥 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 多 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 多 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 多 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 多 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 多 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 多, 托洛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 多 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 多, 歹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 多 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 多 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 多 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 多 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 多 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 多 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 多 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 多 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 多 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 多 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 多 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 多 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 多 |
| Hakka | Changting | 多 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 多 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 多 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 多 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 多 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 多 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 多 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 多 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 多 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 多 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 多 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 多 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 多 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 多 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 多 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang (Huangkeng) | 夥 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 濟 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 濟 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 濟, 加 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 濟 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 濟, 加 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 濟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 濟 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 濟, 豐, 萬士 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 濟 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 濟 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 濟, 豐, 萬士 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 濟 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 濟 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 濟 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 濟 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 濟 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 濟 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 濟 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 濟 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 多 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 多 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 多 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 多 |
| Wu | Danyang | 多 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 多 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 多 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 多 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 多 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 多 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 多 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 多 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 多 |
* (after an amount): 幾／几 (jǐ); (Hokkien, Teochew) 外
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 多 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 多, 多麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 多 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 多 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 多 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 幾, 幾樣, 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 幾 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 多 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 多 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 幾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 幾 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 幾 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 幾 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 幾 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 幾 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 幾 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 幾 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 幾 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 幾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 幾 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 幾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 幾 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 幾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 多少 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 多來 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 多麼, 多啦 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 幾多 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 若夥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 若 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 若 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 偌 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 幾 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 幾 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 多少, 幾化 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 多下 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 幾化 |
| Wu | Danyang | 多 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 多少 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 幾倈 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 幾很 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 好 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 好 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 何等, 何其, 一何, 何哉, 何等也, 何則 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多麼, 何等, 何其 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 多麼, 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 多麼, 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 多 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 多麼, 多 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 多麼, 多 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 好, 多 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 幾, 幾樣, 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 好 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 多 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 好 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 幾, 幾咁 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 幾, 幾咁 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 幾 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 幾 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 幾 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 多麼, 多來 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 幾多 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 若夥, 若 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 偌, 偌爾仔, 活, 活欲 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 偌, 活, 活欲 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 偌, 偌爾仔, 偌仔爾, 活, 活欲 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 偌爾, 偌仔爾 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 偌爾, 偌仔爾 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 若 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 若 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 幾 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 多少, 幾化 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 幾化 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 幾倈, 幾恁 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 幾, 幾多, 好 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 幾, 好 |

#### Compounds

* 一專多能 / 一专多能 (yīzhuānduōnéng)
* 三多
* 不可多得 (bùkěduōdé)
* 不多 (bùduō)
* 不多不少
* 不多久
* 不多工夫
* 不多幾日 / 不多几日
* 不多時 / 不多时 (bùduōshí)
* 不爭多 / 不争多
* 不足多
* 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 (rénduōkǒuzá)
* 人多嘴雜 / 人多嘴杂 (rénduōzuǐzá)
* 人多成王
* 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
* 偌多
* 傲卒多敗 / 傲卒多败
* 僧多粥少 (sēngduōzhōushǎo)
* 兒女情多 / 儿女情多
* 兵多將廣 / 兵多将广
* 凶多吉少 (xiōngduōjíshǎo)
* 分金多與 / 分金多与
* 利多 (lìduō)
* 利多出盡 / 利多出尽
* 利多於弊 / 利多于弊
* 加多 (jiāduō)
* 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
* 厄瓜多 (Èguāduō)
* 命途多舛 (mìngtúduōchuǎn)
* 四郊多壘 / 四郊多垒
* 基多 (Jīduō)
* 增多 (zēngduō)
* 士多啤梨 (shìduōpílí)
* 多不勝數 / 多不胜数 (duōbùshèngshǔ)
* 多久 (duōjiǔ)
* 多事 (duōshì)
* 多事之秋 (duōshìzhīqiū)
* 多事逞才
* 多來特巴格 / 多来特巴格 (Duōláitè Bāgé)
* 多倫 / 多伦 (Duōlún)
* 多倫多 / 多伦多 (Duōlúnduō)
* 多元化 (duōyuánhuà)
* 多元性
* 多元論 / 多元论 (duōyuánlùn)
* 多共少
* 多凶少吉
* 多分 (duōfēn)
* 多則 / 多则
* 多功能廳 / 多功能厅 (duōgōngnéngtīng)
* 多半 (duōbàn)
* 多半日
* 多口 (duōkǒu)
* 多可
* 多嘴 (duōzuǐ)
* 多嘴多舌
* 多嘴擦舌
* 多嘴饒舌 / 多嘴饶舌
* 多因
* 多國企業 / 多国企业
* 多士 (duōshì)
* 多多 (duōduō)
* 多多少少 (duōduōshǎoshǎo)
* 多多益善 (duōduōyìshàn)
* 多多益辦 / 多多益办
* 多大
* 多大小
* 多如牛毛 (duōrúniúmáo)
* 多姿多采
* 多婪
* 多媒體 / 多媒体 (duōméitǐ)
* 多媒體卡 / 多媒体卡
* 多嫌
* 多嬌 / 多娇
* 多子
* 多子多孫 / 多子多孙
* 多定
* 多寡 (duōguǎ)
* 多寶塔 / 多宝塔
* 多寶槅 / 多宝槅
* 多少
* 多少是好
* 多幕劇 / 多幕剧
* 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
* 多慮 / 多虑 (duōlǜ)
* 多慢
* 多才 (duōcái)
* 多才多藝 / 多才多艺 (duōcáiduōyì)
* 多承
* 多指症
* 多故
* 多數 / 多数 (duōshù)
* 多數決 / 多数决
* 多文
* 多文為富 / 多文为富
* 多方 (duōfāng)
* 多方招撫 / 多方招抚
* 多早晚
* 多明尼加 (Duōmíngníjiā)
* 多是
* 多時 / 多时 (duōshí)
* 多會兒 / 多会儿
* 多材多藝 / 多材多艺
* 多梭
* 多樣化 / 多样化 (duōyànghuà)
* 多樣性 / 多样性 (duōyàngxìng)
* 多次曝光
* 多欲
* 多此一舉 / 多此一举 (duōcǐyījǔ)
* 多歧亡羊
* 多歧援喻
* 多歪多妒
* 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)
* 多浪 (Duōlàng)
* 多災多難 / 多灾多难 (duōzāiduōnàn)
* 多爾袞 / 多尔衮 (Duō'ěrgǔn)
* 多瑙河 (Duōnǎo Hé)
* 多瑪 / 多玛 (Duōmǎ)
* 多生
* 多疑 (duōyí)
* 多病 (duōbìng)
* 多病多災 / 多病多灾
* 多發性 / 多发性 (duōfāxìng)
* 多神教 (duōshénjiào)
* 多福多壽 / 多福多寿
* 多禮 / 多礼
* 多空交戰 / 多空交战
* 多端 (duōduān)
* 多端寡要
* 多管
* 多管是
* 多管閒事 / 多管闲事 (duōguǎnxiánshì)
* 多米尼克 (Duōmǐníkè)
* 多糖 (duōtáng)
* 多累
* 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
* 多耳麻鞋
* 多聞 / 多闻
* 多聞強記 / 多闻强记
* 多聞闕疑 / 多闻阙疑
* 多胞胎 (duōbāotāi)
* 多能
* 多般
* 多花
* 多蒙寄聲 / 多蒙寄声
* 多蒙推轂 / 多蒙推毂
* 多蒙藥石 / 多蒙药石
* 多藏厚亡
* 多虧 / 多亏 (duōkuī)
* 多行不義必自斃 / 多行不义必自毙 (duō xíng bùyì bì zìbì)
* 多角化
* 多角形 (duōjiǎoxíng)
* 多角經營 / 多角经营
* 多言 (duōyán)
* 多言或中
* 多言招悔
* 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 (duōguǐ lùyīn)
* 多退少補 / 多退少补
* 多違 / 多违
* 多道散說 / 多道散说
* 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
* 多采多姿 (duōcǎi-duōzī)
* 多重 (duōchóng)
* 多重人格
* 多重國籍 / 多重国籍 (duōchóng guójí)
* 多重性格
* 多量 (duōliàng)
* 多錢善賈 / 多钱善贾
* 多難 / 多难
* 多難興邦 / 多难兴邦 (duōnànxīngbāng)
* 多雨 (duōyǔ)
* 多露
* 多面手 (duōmiànshǒu)
* 多音字 (duōyīnzì)
* 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 (duōdǎngzhì)
* 夜長夢多 / 夜长梦多 (yèchángmèngduō)
* 大多 (dàduō)
* 大多數 / 大多数 (dàduōshù)
* 天下多故
* 好事多妨
* 好事多慳 / 好事多悭
* 好事多磨 (hǎoshìduōmó)
* 好事多魔 (hǎoshìduōmó)
* 好多 (hǎoduō)
* 婀娜多姿 (ēnuóduōzī)
* 孔多 (kǒngduō)
* 安多尼
* 少見多怪 / 少见多怪 (shǎojiànduōguài)
* 居多 (jūduō)
* 差不多 (chàbuduō)
* 巴多尼
* 巴貝多 / 巴贝多 (Bābèiduō)
* 幾多 / 几多 (jǐduō)
* 得道多助 (dédàoduōzhù)
* 悉達多 / 悉达多 (Xīdáduō)
* 懶人多屎尿 / 懒人多屎尿
* 所在多有
* 拉多加湖 (Lāduōjiā Hú)
* 抵多少
* 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)
* 智多星 (zhìduōxīng)
* 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
* 泥多佛大
* 波多黎各 (Bōduōlígè)
* 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
* 狼多肉少 (lángduōròushǎo)
* 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
* 科布多 (Kēbùduō)
* 科布多河
* 積少成多 / 积少成多 (jīshǎochéngduō)
* 空翻多
* 粥少僧多
* 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
* 繁多 (fánduō)
* 繁禮多儀 / 繁礼多仪
* 聖多斯 / 圣多斯
* 聞一多 / 闻一多
* 背多分
* 能者多勞 / 能者多劳 (néngzhěduōláo)
* 自作多情 (zìzuòduōqíng)
* 自多
* 自求多福 (zìqiúduōfú)
* 至多 (zhìduō)
* 良多 (liángduō)
* 花多實少 / 花多实少
* 芬多精 (fēnduōjīng)
* 苦多
* 萊克多巴胺 / 莱克多巴胺 (láikèduōbā'àn)
* 華祝三多 / 华祝三多
* 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
* 裒多益寡
* 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
* 言多必失 (yánduōbìshī)
* 言多語失 / 言多语失
* 許多 / 许多 (xǔduō)
* 許許多多 / 许许多多 (xǔxǔduōduō)
* 誇多鬥靡 / 夸多斗靡
* 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
* 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
* 阿多尼斯 (Āduōnísī)
* 阿耨多羅 / 阿耨多罗 (ānòuduōluó)
* 雷多公路
* 頂多 / 顶多 (dǐngduō)
* 鬼計多端 / 鬼计多端

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 多(た) (ta)
* → Korean: 다(多) (da)
* → Vietnamese: đa (多)
Others:
* →? Proto-Hlai: *hləːy
* →? Proto-Tai: *ʰlaːjᴬ

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chōe / chē / chǒe / chēre
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zoi$^7$
* Southern Min
** (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: zoi$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsōi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡soi¹¹/

#### Definitions

多
* (Southern Min) Alternative form of 濟 / 济 (“many”)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): do$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: do$^1$
*** Yale: dō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: do$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔː⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

多
* (Cantonese) Short for 多士 (“toast”).
    奶油多 [Cantonese] ― naai$^5$ jau$^4$ do$^1$ [Jyutping] ― toast with condensed milk and butter

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
* many, much

#### Readings

* Go-on: た (ta, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: た (ta, Jōyō)
* Kun: おおい (ōi, 多い, Jōyō)、さわ (sawa, 多)
* 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)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) た [táꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ta̠]

### 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

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

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(Second grade 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-”).
* chữ Nôm form of đi (“to go, to walk”).
* chữ Nôm form of đa (“banyan”).
* chữ Nôm form of da (“banyan”).
* chữ Nôm form of da (“skin”).
* chữ Nôm form of đưa (“to hand, to give”).