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
World War II
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sloppy; rough and ready; boorish
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
series amplifier
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
New York University
New York University
Empire State Building
Empire State Building
the Sorbonne; Université Paris IV
the Sorbonne; Université Paris IV
Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan
Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan
all-embracing
all-embracing
major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
overwhelming majority; absolute majority
overwhelming majority
an absolute majority; an overwhelming majority
an absolute majority; an overwhelming majority