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 夕 (When the moon 月 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 句 (= sth. wrapped 勹 out of the mouth 口), right: many 多 (two evenings 夕)
(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 禾, right: many 多 (2 x evening 夕)
Rice plants are many, so we can shift them, when we move.  
JLPT HSK 6
to grow, to reproduce, increase
zhí
Left: bad, wicked 歹 (=bare bone, HERE: variation of many 多), right: immediately 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the base line __ which is straight.)
Many things can immediately be grown & reproduced.  
JLPT HSK 6
exaggerating, extravagant, wasteful
chǐ
Left: person 亻, right: much, many 多
(At an invitation:) If the persons are too many, it is exaggerating.  
JLPT HSK 6
tremble, quiver, to shiver (of cold)
duō
Left: mouth 口, right: many 多
The mouth makes many (sounds) when trembling.  
JLPT no HSK
dad
diē
Left: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand ), right: many 多
The father is above of many (= the children) and is: My dad!  

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