TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
多
ㄉㄨㄛ · duō
adj — many, much
字源 FORM — what the parts do
夕 stacked on 夕. The old graph carries two tellings: evening after evening piling up, or slice after slice of meat on the altar — either way, one more, and more: 多少、很多.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
又一片肉(夕)擺上去——盤子已經堆尖了。
One more slice (夕) goes on — the plate is already heaped to a point.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)多(數量大)— many, much常用
→多半、多數— the greater part
→多麼、多好— how very — degree
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension