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
to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant
(Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)
big-character poster
rich family; large landlord
senior colonel; senior ranking officer in Chinese army
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
major principle; important matter; high moral character
(coll.) wife's older brother
Datong district of Huainan city huái nán shì, Anhui
continental shelf
heinous crime
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)
tall and strong
Foreign Secretary
Japanese surname and place name Oukubo
to win decisively; great victory; triumph
confident; natural; poised
generally speaking; by and large; for the most part
a large number
more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
leek; Chinese onion
utterly evil and immoral; shocking betrayal