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.

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EveningSemantic

今天来的人很

jīn tiān lái de rén hěn duō。

There are a lot of people who came today.

你知道这条路有长吗?

nǐ zhī dào zhè tiáo lù yǒu duō cháng ma?

Do you know how long this road is?

Words with 多

多党

duō dǎng

multiparty

过多

guò duō

too many; excessive

长多

cháng duō

good prospects in the long term (finance)

鄂尔多斯

è ěr duō sī

see 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[E4 er3 duo1 si1 Shi4]

鄂尔多斯市

è ěr duō sī shì

Ordos, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

鄂尔多斯沙漠

è ěr duō sī shā mò

Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia

鄂尔多斯高原

è ěr duō sī gāo yuán

Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia

丑人多作怪

chǒu rén duō zuò guài

ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)

里瓦尔多

lǐ wǎ ěr duō

Rivaldo

钱多事少离家近

qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn

lots of money, less work, and close to home

阿多尼斯

ā duō ní sī

Adonis, figure in Greek mythology

阿多诺

ā duō nuò

surname Adorno

More characters with 夕