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
clan; large and influential family
banner
detailed drawing; full-page proofs (of newspaper); arrogant
Dawu; township in Taitung, southeast Taiwan
Oe Kenzaburo, Japanese writer, Nobel winner
Dali Bai autonomous prefecture dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu in Yunnan
roughly; the general idea; a broad outline
Chinese cabbage; bok choy; Brassica pekinensis
primary wife
to carry out large scale construction
star anise; Chinese anise
peaked cap; visor cap; service cap
grand view; splendid sight; Daguan District
to defecate; to empty one's bowels
staple goods
major hurdle; key milestone; important pass
legendary giant bird
to rejoice in grandiose deeds
subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)
Jade Emperor
fig. to elicit no response
old lady; Madam (polite address)
coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)
Martha (biblical name)
a careless person; scatterbrain; frivolous and forgetful