big; large; great

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 17th character
Radical ⼤ (37.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 32

Definitions

大 dà
  1. 1. big
  2. 2. large
  3. 3. great
  4. 4. major
  5. 5. huge
  6. 6. very much
  7. 7. greatly
  8. 8. older (than)
  9. 9. eldest
  10. 10. oldest
  11. 11. wide
  12. 12. deep
  13. 13. father's elder or younger brother
  14. 14. (dialect) father
大 dài
  1. 1. see dài fu

Stroke order

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Words containing 大

Word Meaning
all over the city; everywhere in town
Bogota, capital of Colombia
pork
chum salmon
Bermuda
colossus; huge monster
to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss
utterly fearless
Peking University (abbr. for běi jīng dà xué)
comprehensive collection; all-inclusive; complete
to hit the big time
to follow the crowd; going with the tide
greatly disappointed
dripping with sweat
barley
Great Britain
compound; courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd fú ěr jiā gé lè (1925-1961)
with great fanfare
large river (esp the Yellow River)
Oceania
opium
schooner