How to Write 哆 (duō) — Meaning “to tremble; to shiver”

Imagine someone is very cold, so their mouth (口) chatters many (多) times. This picture of a mouth shaking many times helps you recall that 哆 means to tremble or shiver.

Write the left side 口 first with three strokes. Then write the right side 多, which consists of two 夕 components stacked; make sure the upper 夕 is slightly smaller. A common mistake is placing the two 夕 too far apart or making them the same size.

哆 has 口 on the left and 多 on the right, while 君 has 尹 on top and 口 on the bottom, and 吝 has 文 on top and 口 on the bottom. Visually, the right side of 哆 is two 夕 (evening), not a ruler (尹) or writing (文).

哆 appears in the common word 哆嗦 (duō suo), meaning to shiver or tremble from cold, fear, or nervousness. It is also used in the reduplicated form 哆哆嗦嗦, which vividly describes a continuous, shaky trembling.

Common words containing 哆 include: 哆嗦 (duō suo) — to shiver; to tremble; 哆 (duō) — to tremble; to shiver; 哆哆嗦嗦 (duō duō suō suō) — trembling; shivering.