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
bitter suffering; deep hatred and resentment
(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock
Kim Dae-jung, former South Korean president
magnificent; to glorify; Everbright Bank
the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
National University of Singapore
fig. foolish conceit
high official
great talent matures late; late bloomer
Da'an, place name in Taiwan and Jilin
(archaic) throne; Taiho (a Japanese era)
facing a powerful enemy; facing big danger
Dadong district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
taking large steps (while walking); at a stride
lard
top class of kindergarten or school grade
colloquial speech
president (of a country); same as zǒng tǒng
main points of a piece of writing; righteousness
Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
Great Leap Forward, 1950s China campaign
Dalian, a port city in Liaoning, China
the Grand Canal in China