Characters · 6 strokes
多
duō many, much
Where the shape comes from
Two evenings, 夕, stacked. One evening after another adds up.
夕evening
夕evening
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
多少
duōshao
how many
很多
hěn duō
a lot
差不多
chàbuduō
about the same
Watch out: the mistake people make
Writing the two halves side by side. The second 夕 sits below and to the right of the first.