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
Tripitaka Koreana Buddhist scripture set
Tripitaka Koreana, Korean Buddhist canon
Tripitaka Koreana; Korean Buddhist canon
important large scale project
important large scale project
big heavy snow fall; goose feather snow (idiom)
unwary; negligent
unwary; negligent
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun ān shùn, Guizhou
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun ān shùn, Guizhou
Yellow River Cantata, 1939 Chinese chorus
Yellow River Cantata, 1939 Chinese chorus
(of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule
(of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule
famous; celebrated
too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong
title of Sun Wukong the Monkey King
big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)
big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)