多么 (duōme) · how (very)

多 duō · many

What 多 is made of

• 夕xī — evening
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丶 — dot
• 夕xī — evening
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: Two nights 夕, suggesting many (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

么 me · interrogative particle

What 么 is made of

• 丿 — falling stroke
• 厶sī — private