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
big heavy snow fall; goose feather snow (idiom)
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
erhua variant of yī dà zǎo
erhua variant of yī dà zǎo
a great deal of; a dime a dozen
distant relatives
G7; Group of Seven rich industrial nations
G7; Group of Seven rich nations
Arisaka Type 38 rifle; old Japanese army rifle
(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
cosmos (Buddhism)
Maoist army code: Three Rules and Eight Points
Maoist army rules on discipline and behavior
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
Shanghai Grand Theater
Shanghai Grand Theater
Shanghai University
Shanghai University