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duō many, much

6 strokes

Where the shape comes from

Two evenings, 夕, stacked. One evening after another adds up.

evening
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.

Press Watch to see the stroke order.

Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.

Three words that use it

多少duōshaohow many
很多hěn duōa lot
差不多chàbuduōabout 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.